# Incident 19810116007159I: Doug DC951, Detroit, MI, January 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1981, 21:10 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N778NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778NC-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 12
- 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/19810116007159I

## Narrative

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

NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT OFF TAXIWAY DURING RUNWAY TURNOFF. TAXIWAY ICE AND SNOW PACKED.

## Other reports on N778NC (2)

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

- [Incident 19840608029419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840608029419I), Jun 8, 1984: Doug DC951 (N778NC), Kansas City, MO. Fire warning on climb out. Returned. Found NR1 engine constant speed drive failing internally due to oil leak.
- [Incident 19811230085149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811230085149I), Dec 30, 1981: Doug DC951 (N778NC), Chicago, IL. Unsafe nose gear light. Diverted landed safely. Found low nose gear strut. No other defects noted.

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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