# Incident 19790224007619I: Doug DC931, Orlando, FL, February 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Mccoy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8932E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8932E-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224007619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR PN5910086-1 SEPARATED AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF

## Other reports on N8932E (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20011124036059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011124036059I), Nov 24, 2001: Doug DC931 (N8932E), Detroit, MI. (-23) Nwa 1182 was issued hold short instructions and read them back correctly, but crossed runway 21R at taxiway foxtrot without ATC clearance. Mes 3017 was…
- [Incident 19860727049869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727049869I), Jul 27, 1986: Doug DC931 (N8932E), St Louis, MO. Oil loss in number 2 engine which was shut down en route. Safe landing. Found helicoil loose at main oil screen.
- [Incident 19791108055199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791108055199I), Nov 8, 1979: Doug DC931 (N8932E), Newark, NJ. Pilot unable to retract gear during climbout, returned. Changed nose gear wheel assemblies, torque links.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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