# Incident 20090103001669I: Boeing 727233, Des Moines, IA, January 3, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2009, 22:52 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268FE-2013-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-233 (registry code 138408A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727233
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/20090103001669I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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