20090103001669I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-233 · Des Moines, IA · January 3, 2009

Date: January 3, 2009 · 22:52 local
Place: Des Moines, IA
Airport: Des Moines International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: FDEA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N268FE
Reported as: Boeing 727233
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N268FERegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2013 · Boeing 727-233S/N 21674 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBoeing 727-233 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While conductiong taxi operations on the cargo ramp, the aircraft was being parked. There is some slope on the ramp. The surface conditions of the ramp was ice covered and freezing rain was falling. The aircraft's nosewheel started to slide and slipped off the concrete on to the grass. The crew had no way to stop the aircraft from sliding. The incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTIONG TAXI OPERATIONS ON THE CARGO RAMP, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PARKED. THERE IS SOME SLOPE ON THE RAMP. THE SURFACE CONDITIONS OF THE RAMP WAS ICE COVERED AND FREEZING RAIN WAS FALLING. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSEWHEEL STARTED TO SLIDE AND SLIPPED OFF THE CONCRETE ON TO THE GRASS. THE CREW HAD NO WAY TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM SLIDING. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.