# Incident 19811108081859I: Doug DC931, Madison, WI, November 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1981, 17:13 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Truax Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953N-2013-03-20) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,863 total, 8,363 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108081859I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWED THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE TERMINAL BUILDING.

## Other reports on N953N (3)

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

- [Incident 19860111004709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860111004709I), Jan 11, 1986: Doug DC931 (N953N), Memphis, TN. Compressor stall on rotation. Engine shutdown with flame noted by others. Safe landing. Retread from tire ingested.
- [Incident 19810219011559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810219011559I), Feb 19, 1981: Doug DC931 (N953N), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft struck runway light and broke it. Tire track for left main gear was off to side of runway.
- [Incident 19780510032979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510032979I), May 10, 1978: Doug DC9 (N953N), Detroit, MI. Tail compartment temp hi light came on in flight. Found ruptured gasket on the left air conditioning pack sensor

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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