# Incident 20050613013899I: Boeing 747121, Victorville, CA, June 13, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Airport: George Afb Base Ops
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5361° N, 117.2912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victorville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5361&lon=-117.2912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747GE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747GE-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-121 (registry code 138487A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A (registry code 51543, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747121
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,560 total, 300 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050613013899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) BOEING 747 FLYING TESTBED AIRCRAFT SCRAPED #2 ENGINE NACELLE ON LANDING. NUMBER TWO ENGINE (GP7200) IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE P&W JT9D-7A, 747 ENGINE. GROUND CLEARANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES RATHER THE NORMAL 4 FEET.

## Other reports on N747GE (3)

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

- [Incident 20150309003599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150309003599I), Mar 9, 2015: Boeing 747-121 (N747GE), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. The test engine general electric passport -20 15,00 pounds thrust cought fire, fuel was shut off, and fire suppression used.
- [Incident 20021210033209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021210033209I), Dec 10, 2002: Boeing 747121 (N747GE), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. (-23) During approach noticed smoke trailing from no. 2 engine. After rollout, fire observed in no. 2 engine pylon. Crew evacuated aircraft from R2 door.…
- [Incident 19970522043209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522043209I), May 22, 1997: Boeing 747121 (N747GE), Mojave, CA, Minor damage. Turbine blade failure during cold soak test. Number 4 bearing support damage and exhaust plug seperation.

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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