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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 727-224 · Minneapolis, MN · September 10, 2000

Date: September 10, 2000 · 09:38 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SCNA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N296SC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA296
Reported as: Boeing 727224

N296SCRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2007 · Boeing 727-224S/N 22449 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBoeing 727-224

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Sun country airlines flight 791, during taxi for departure, experienced main landing gear number 3 wheel fracture. The wheel separated with extreme force causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Passengers were deplaned through the main cabin door to awaiting busses.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES FLIGHT 791, DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE, EXPERIENCED MAIN LANDING GEAR NUMBER 3 WHEEL FRACTURE. THE WHEEL SEPARATED WITH EXTREME FORCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR TO AWAITING BUSSES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA296Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMinneapolis, MNThe fatigue failure of the wheel assembly. A factor was the inadequate inspection procedures prior to the issuance of a service bulletin.Sep 10, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N296SC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20030302007489IFinal Approach · State College, PA(-23) On March 2, 2003, at 0940 local time falcon air express flight FA09982, contacted and damaged the approach lights during an ILS approach to runway 24 at (unv). The malsr lights at 200 and 400 feet from the runway threshold broke off at ground level. A…Mar 2, 2003 · Minor damage