# Incident 20001229037789I: Fokker F28MK0100, Middletown, PA, December 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2000, 11:50 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N861US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861US-2004-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 94
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,400 total, 3,058 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001229037789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT "GOING THROUGH 1000 FT AGL, AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP TO APPROX. 25 DEGREES NOSE UP. AIRSPEED STARTED BLEEDING OFF. DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, GOT STAB TRIM 1 AND 2" CAUTION LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY RETUNED TO THE AIRFIELD AND COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. NO INJURIES INVOLVED. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT NOTED. POST INCIDENT MAINTENANCE ACTION INCLUDED : REPLACEMENT OF THE TRIMSTABILIZER RVDT AS INDICATED BY AVIONICS FAULT TESTING PROCEDURE. ALSO CHANGED/REPLACED THE FAC, #1 FCC, AND #2 FCC AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE PER US AIRWAYS MAINTENANCE PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE. CLOSED, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

## Other reports on N861US (1)

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

- [Incident 19900912059089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912059089I), Sep 12, 1990: Fokker F28MK0100 (N861US), Syracuse, NY. Loss of hydraulic system quantity. Precautionary landing. Leak at quick disconnect fitting of right engine pump.

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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