41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 4, 1981 · 18:08 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
JAMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N799JA
Reported as
Doug DC9
People aboard
101
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed with right main landing gear door open. Door substantially damaged. Eanco door cable failed. Replaced parts.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED WITH RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN. DOOR SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. EANCO DOOR CABLE FAILED. REPLACED PARTS.