# Accident 20000910007999A: Boeing 727224, Minneapolis, MN, September 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2000, 09:38 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SCNA
- Location: 44.8792° N, 93.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8792&lon=-93.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N296SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296SC-2007-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000910007999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA296), Sep 10, 2000: Boeing 727-224 (N296SC), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the wheel assembly. A factor was the inadequate inspection procedures prior to the issuance of a service bulletin.

## Other reports on N296SC (1)

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

- [Incident 20030302007489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030302007489I), Mar 2, 2003: Boeing 727224 (N296SC), State College, PA, Minor damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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