ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-223F N701NE Pohnpei Airport (PNI)

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Date:	Sunday 11 March 2001
Time:	17:37
Type:	Boeing 727-223F
Operator:	Express One International
Registration:	N701NE
MSN:	22459/1742
First flight:	1981-04-21 (19 years 11 months)
Engines:	3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (HK3)
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	Pohnpei Airport (PNI) ( Micronesia)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Majuro-Amata Kabua International Airport (MAJ/PKMJ), Marshall Islands
Destination airport:	Pohnpei Airport (PNI/PTPN), Micronesia

Narrative:
The Boeing 727 freighter touched down short of the runway at Pohnpei. The right gear sheared off and left gear collapsed on striking the runway edge.
The aircraft was later damaged beyond economical repair when it slipped off its jacks while it was being repaired following its landing short of the runway at Pohnpei.

Classification:

Undershoot
Undershoot/overshoot

Sources:

» Bill Harms
» FAA
» NTSB

Photos

accident date: 11-03-2001
type: Boeing 727-223F
registration: N701AA

Aircraft history

date	registration	operator	remarks
21 APR 1981	N701AA	American Airlines
08 MAY 2000	N701NE	Express One International	leased

Map

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Majuro-Amata Kabua International Airport to Pohnpei Airport as the crow flies is 1434 km (896 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.

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