29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 28, 1981 · 10:40 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TXIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N533TX
Reported as
Doug DC932
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D1
People aboard
98
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.
Za zg #2 tire cap came off on takeoff causing left main to show unsafe at msy. Diverted to iah, landed okay.
As the FAA filed it
ZA ZG #2 TIRE CAP CAME OFF ON TAKEOFF CAUSING LEFT MAIN TO SHOW UNSAFE AT MSY. DIVERTED TO IAH, LANDED OKAY.