# Incident 20010404009319I: Boeing 727251, Miami, FL, April 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2001, 09:50 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FX7A
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266US-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 155
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,290 total, 5,800 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010404009319I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 4, 2001, FALCON FLIGHT #010, DEPARTING FROM MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA EXPERIENCED A TAIL STRIKE ON TAKEOFF. ANALYSIS OF THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDED INDICATED THAT DURING THAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED AT 128 KNOTS TO 10.3 DEGREES IN 8 SECONDS (1.3 DEGREES PER SENCOND).  THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE LEFT THE GROUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 10.5 DEGREES NOSE UP.  THE CAPTAINS REPORT INDICATED THAT A SLIGHT VIBRATION WAS FELT DURING ROTATION.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ITS FLIGHT TO TALLAHASSEE WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A PORTION OF THE TAIL SKID DOOR WAS MISSING.  THIS PART WAS RECOVERED FROM RUNWAY 09L AT MIA.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A DAMAGED TAIL SKID DOOR AND TAIL SKID CARTRIDGE.  NOTE CORRECTIVE ACTION: AIRLINE CONDUCTED PROFICIENCY CHECKS ON CREW MEMBERS, WHICH THEY COMPLETED SUCESSFULLY, AND DISCIPLINED CAPTAIN WITH TIME OFF.

## Other reports on N266US (3)

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

- [Incident 19921117051369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921117051369I), Nov 17, 1992: Boeing 727251 (N266US), Portland, OR. Pilot returned to airport after NR1 engine start valve light illuminated. Replaced starter control valve.
- [Incident 19870612033519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870612033519I), Jun 12, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N266US), Great Falls, MT. During descent the b system hydraulics failed. Safe landing. Replaced hydraulic pump.
- [Incident 19810117005799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117005799I), Jan 17, 1981: Boeing 727 (N266US). Number 3 engine failed on approach. Changed oil screens and gas filter. No defects found.

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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