# NTSB MKC79IA021: Boeing B727, N2819W, Minneapolis, MN, March 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1979
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 84 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79IA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79IA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0005   79/3/2    MINNEAPOLIS,MN      BOEING B727         CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0745                    N2819W              PX-  0  0 77                            45, 11200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINNEAPOLIS-ST PL
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO EXTEND RT MAIN GEAR DUE TO JAMMING OF LANDING GEAR WHEELS INTO OUTER MAIN GEAR DOOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2819W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2819W), registered now, S/N 21057, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-247](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (registry code 138408F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Pl

## Other investigations on N2819W (1)

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.

- [NTSB DCA87RA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87RA002), Mar 13, 1987: Boeing 727-247 (N2819W), Calgary, Canada

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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