# Incident 19820528028149I: Doug DC951, Grand Rapids, MI, May 28, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1982, 22:35 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N785NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N785NC-2015-05-14) (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: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,814 total, 2,375 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/19820528028149I

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD ON NOSE WHEEL IN HEAVY RAIN. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR SPRAY DEFLECTOR BLEW NOSE GEAR TIRES.

## Other reports on N785NC (3)

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

- [Incident 20000801036019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000801036019I), Aug 1, 2000: Doug DC951 (N785NC), Kansas City, MO. (-23)On August 1, 2000, at approximately 1417 CDT, northwest airlines flight 0212, a Douglas DC9-50, N785NC, left Kansas City International Airport, Kansas…
- [Incident 19821201065749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201065749I), Dec 1, 1982: Doug DC951 (N785NC), Boise, ID. Captain suffered a heart attack en-route. Copilot landed aircraft with aid of a flight attendant.
- [Incident 19810719051949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719051949I), Jul 19, 1981: Doug DC951 (N785NC), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Blew 2 main tires on takeoff. Foamed runway for landing.

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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