# Incident 20010928028069I: Doug DC982, Rochester, NY, September 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448AA-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 (registry code 51694, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 68
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010928028069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2001, ABOUT 1030 EST, A DOUGLAS DC-9-82, N448AA, FLIGHT 1271, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES INC, DURING POWERBACK ON THE RAMP, RAN THE RIGHT MAIN WHEELS OFF THE RAMP AND INTO THE MUD BECAUSE THE CAPTAIN DID NOT KEEP THE GROUND GUIDE IN SIGHT. THE FLIGHT CREW ADDED FORWARD THRUST AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME OUT OF THE MUD. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE COMPANY SENT MECHANICS FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT TO CHANGE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND WHEELS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N448AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19900909053709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909053709I), Sep 9, 1990: Doug DC982 (N448AA), Elko, NV. Erratic passenger demanded to speak to the captain. Due to likelyhood of a bomb threat made a precautionary landing

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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