# NTSB Accident FTW02FA003
> **Fokker F28 Mk 0100** · 2001-10-03 · DFW Airport, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02FA003
- **Event ID:** 20011022X02123
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-03
- **Location:** DFW Airport, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.891109, -97.035835
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 86
- **Total aboard:** 86
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fokker
- **Model:** F28 Mk 0100
- **Registration:** N1448A
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The collapse of the nose landing gear as a result of the failure of company maintenance personnel to follow the proper procedures for a towing the airplane with an unsafe nose landing gear indication.  Contributing factors were the inadequate communication between the company maintenance personnel, the inaccurate instructions provided to the maintenance crew, and the failure of the nose landing gear's locking mechanism.

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