# Incident 19861116071709I: Doug DC1040, Phoenix, AZ, November 16, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151US-2002-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19861116071709I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR FREE FELL TO EXTENDED POSITION. SAFE LANDING. RETRACT CYLINDER SUPPORT FRAME SEVERED AT ATTACH LUG.

## Other reports on N151US (2)

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

- [Incident 19910626035899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626035899I), Jun 26, 1991: Doug DC1040 (N151US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to NR1 engine compressor stall. Returned to gate. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19841021063869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841021063869I), Oct 21, 1984: Doug DC1040 (N151US), Los Angeles, CA. Right nose wheel departed aircraft on takeoff. Improper bearings installed in wheel.

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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