# Incident 20010519013549I: Boeing 727214, Denver, CO, May 19, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N788AT-2011-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-214 (registry code 138407R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727214
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010519013549I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A TAILSKID STRIKE UPON TAKEOFF AT DENVER. AFTER TAKEOFF AT DENVER, THE TAILSKID REMAINED EXTENDED AFTER THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED.  AT LAX, MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGED CYLINDER FOR TAIL SKID DUE TO TAILSKID STRIKE.  R&R CYLINDER PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL.  OPS CHECK NORMAL, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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