# Incident 20001015016649I: Boeing 747251F, Anchorage, AK, October 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2000, 00:35 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 61.1596° N, 149.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1596&lon=-149.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629US-2021-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251F (registry code 1384898, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251F
- Pilot flight hours: 16,600 total, 3,972 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01IA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001015016649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE CREW EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE AIRFRAME VIBRATION AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AT 148 KNOTS PRIOR TO REACHING V1 SPEED OF 164 KNOTS. THE A/C DEPARTED RUNWAY 32 IN A STRIGHT LINE AND ENDED UP WITH THE NOSE TIRE 487 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE PAVED RWY.

## 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 ANC01IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01IA007), Oct 15, 2000: Boeing 747-251F (N629US), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Rupture and disintegration of main landing gear tires during the takeoff roll, and subsequent damage to the right main gear hydraulic brake system.

## Other reports on N629US (2)

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

- [Incident 19890319016379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890319016379I), Mar 19, 1989: Boeing 747251F (N629US), Anchorage, AK. Popping noise in cabin on climbout. Dumped fuel and returned. Cargo door retainer bar unlocked due sheared door pin
- [Incident 19840414027019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840414027019I), Apr 14, 1984: Boeing 747* (N629US), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Engine fire warning light came on. Fire bottles used. Engine shut down. Fuel leak in right raceway.

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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