# Incident 19871212081569I: Doug DC951, Syracuse, NY, December 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1987, 17:39 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405EA-2000-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 70
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,802 total, 2,381 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212081569I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SCRAPED THE WING TIP OF A PIEDMONT FK-28 AS HE TRIED TO GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT. NO DAMAGE TO EITHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N405EA (4)

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

- [Incident 19900118064819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118064819I), Jan 18, 1990: Doug DC951 (N405EA), Philadelphia, PA. Tookoff on taxiway instead of runway. Pilot claims takeoff on runway. Controller reported takeoff was on taxiway.
- [Incident 19880702034799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702034799I), Jul 2, 1988: Doug DC951 (N405EA), Kansas City, MO. Nose gear door would not close after retraction on takeoff. Returned. Found a broken door actuator.
- [Incident 19870802052579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802052579I), Aug 2, 1987: Doug DC951 (N405EA), Kansas City, MO. Aft compartment hot light came on during takeoff. Aircraft returned safely. The flange at the acm was found leaking.
- [Incident 19860326014919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860326014919I), Mar 26, 1986: Doug DC951 (N405EA), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Right wingtip impacted runway and go around was made. Damage to wingtip.

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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