# Incident 20071022830949I: Airbus A320211, Fargo, ND, October 22, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2007, 19:07 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331NW-2025-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (registry code 3930320, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320211
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071022830949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1907 CDT NORTHWEST FLIGHT 1432, A NORMAL PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM MSP TO FAR WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. THE CREW HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL FAULT NOTICES FROM THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO LANDING AND HAD RESET THE NOSE GEAR STEERING SYSTEM A COUPLE OF TIMES. ON TOUCH DOWN THE CREW FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION AND THE ATCT NOTIFIED THEM THEY HAD FIRE AROUND THE NOSE GEAR. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS ALERTED AND RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 18 ABOUT 1500 FEET FROM THE SOUTH END. INSPECTION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE NOSE GEAR TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN BOTH NOSE TIRES BLOWN AND THE NOSE WHEELS GROUND DOWN TO THE AXLES. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE DEPLANED WITH PORTABLE AIR-STAIRS WITHOUT INJURY.

## Other reports on N331NW (2)

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

- [Incident 20100723038789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100723038789I), Jul 23, 2010: Airbus Indu A320-211 (N331NW), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. On arrival at Las Vegas, the #3 main tire recap separated from the tire body. The right inboard flap leading edge was damaged, the honeycomb panel at the top…
- [Incident 20080301832719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080301832719I), Mar 1, 2008: Airbus A320211 (N331NW), Memphis, TN, No damage. (-23) Nwa flight #1749 departed kmsp enroute to mmcz. Shortly after level off the first officer noticed a fuel imbalance greater than that allowable. The…

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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