# Incident 20170425012999I: Airbus A300 F4-622R, Laredo, TX, April 25, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2017, 20:20 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: Laredo International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 27.5442° N, 99.4616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAREDO INTL (LRD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5442&lon=-99.4616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A300 F4-622R (registry code 3940003, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a300-f4-622r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4158 (registry code 52061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4158) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300 F4-622R
- Reported engine: P & W PW4158
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,700 total, 6,518 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170425012999I

## Narrative

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

04/26/2017, 01:20Z, AIR CARRIER INCIDENT, LAREDO, TEXAS (LRD): UPS781, H/A310, BACK TAXIED ON RUNWAY 17R AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND LEFT GEAR GOT STUCK IN THE GRASS. TUG ATTEMPTED TO PULL AIRCRAFT OUT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO AIRCRAFT WEIGHT. FURTHER ASSISTANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT DAY TO REMOVE FUEL FROM PLANE AND PROVIDE A TOW. RUNWAY NOTAMED CLOSED, RUNWAY 17L REMAINED IN USE. NO DELAYS REPORTED. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N143UP (1)

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

- [Incident 20130716012809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130716012809I), Jul 16, 2013: Airbus A300 F4-622R (N143UP), Omaha, NE, No damage. On July 16, 2013 at 10:16 CDT, an Airbus A300, registration number N143UP, serial number 0826 while on two mile final into Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska…

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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