Fokker F-28-MK-1000 N288N
3 October 1987 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1987 at about 16:00 local time, a Fokker F-28-MK-1000 registered N288N was involved in an incident near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 56 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baltimore-Washington (BWI)
- Coordinates
- 39.1706, -76.6701
- Aircraft
- Fokker F-28-MK-1000
- Registration
- N288N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greensboro → Baltimore
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88IA001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT HAD A MAIN GEAR ONLY LANDING AFTER THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE A NEWLY OVERHAULED NOSE GEAR WAS INSTALLED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR WAS INSTALLED AND BEFORE IT WAS CORRECTED, A WRONG WASHER WAS USED WITH A BOLT TO INSTALL PART OF THE DOWNLOCK MECHANISM. THIS RESULTED IN AN UNDETECTED PERMANENT REDUCTION, BELOW THE DESIGN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE DOWNLOCK PLUNGER AND ITS INTERNAL-BEARING. EXAMINATION OF THE DOWNLOCK AFTER THE LANDING INCIDENT DISCLOSED THAT THERE WAS SCORING OF THE PLUNGER AND ITS BEARING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fokker F-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1985 | Fokker F-28 | Flushing, New York, United States | Empire Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1989 | Fokker F-28 MK4000 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Usair | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1993 | Fokker F-28 MK 1000 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1994 | Fokker F-28-4000 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1998 | Fokker F-28 MK100 | Ft. Wayne, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2002 | Fokker F-28 MK-100 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1987 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Cessna 152C | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Aero Flight Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | International Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1987 | Cessna 152 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Computer Flight Inst. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Striplin SKY RANGER | Easton, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |