# NTSB CHI82IA117: Boeing 727-200, N7627U, Youngstown, OH, April 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: April 9, 1982, 09:52 local (14:52 UTC)
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Coordinates: 41.249683, -80.67031 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2497&lon=-80.6703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 108 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82IA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73109/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82IA117

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - whiteout (cause)
  - airport snow removal - not performed, ground personnel (cause)
  - information unavailable, airport personnel (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - snow (cause)
  - weather condition - obscuration (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER ABORTING ONE APPROACH AND HOLDING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH RUNWAY 32 AT 0947 EST. WHILE THE FLIGHT WAS HOLDING, THE CREW HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH APPROACH CONTROL AND THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING RUNWAY CONDITIONS AND BRAKING ACTION. ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE UNITED CREW REQUESTED, THROUGH THE TOWER, THAT AIRPORT PERSONNEL INSPECT THE RUNWAY. THE TOWER WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT ANYONE AND STATED THAT THE LAST FIELD CONDITION REPORT WAS TAKEN AT 0815 EST. THE CREW WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FIELD WAS COMPLETELY WHITED OUT AND THERE HAD BEEN NO PLOWING SINCE THE SNOW STARTED. THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHING DOWN ABOUT 20 FT INSIDE THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 1200 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEFT THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 400 FT LATER AND TRAVELED AN ADDITIONAL 750 FT BEFORE THE RIGHT GEAR RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. PRIOR TO STOPPING, THE CREW WAS ABLE TO GET THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR BACK ON THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7627U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7627U-1984-06-17), registration cancelled 1984-06-17, S/N 19900 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727-200
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (registry code 1384073) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19900
- Airframe hours: 32308
- Engines: P & W JT8D-7 14000 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines
- Registered owner: United Airlines
- Departed: CHICAGO, IL
- Destination: YOUNGSTOWN, OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: YNG, Youngstown Municipal, runway 32, 7,492 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown, unknown; flight hours: 15,237 total, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
- Temperature: 84 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: YNG

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19820409017219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820409017219I), Apr 9, 1982: Boeing 727222, Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. Landed near edge of runway, ran off, became stuck in mud after paralleling runway for 2300 feet.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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