# Incident 19790409010309I: Doug DC831, Palm Springs, CA, April 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1979, 16:34 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAP
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N905CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905CL-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-31 (registry code 3021908, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER (registry code 52037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC831
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 500 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/19790409010309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN GUSTY WIND WITH BLOWING DUST. ALL FOUR RIGHT MAIN TIRES BLOWN. VERY TURBULENT ON FINAL

## Other reports on N905CL (5)

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

- [Incident 19800417049359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049359I), Apr 17, 1980: Doug DC831 (N905CL), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Engine shut down due to turbine failure. Returned to airport.
- [Incident 19790405013319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405013319I), Apr 5, 1979: Doug DC831 (N905CL), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Split flap condition due to failure of the inboard flap actuating cylinder. Landed no flaps.
- [Incident 19781026028469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781026028469I), Oct 26, 1978: Doug DC833 (N905CL), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot notified he lost wheel rim parts on takeoff, continued to destination. #8 tire had blown, rim separated
- [Incident 19780731044519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731044519I), Jul 31, 1978: Doug DC8/ (N905CL), Chicago, IL. Utility hydraulic system failed during level flight. Flex hose was chafed through. No 2 engine pump pressure hose.
- [Incident 19780203005679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780203005679I), Feb 3, 1978: Doug DC831 (N905CL), Chantilly, VA. Jammed stabilizer trim in full up position during missed approach on a training flight. Pilot landed ok.

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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