# Incident 19871216081379I: Doug DC951, Milwaukee, WI, December 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1987, 06:40 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772NC-2018-12-06) (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-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 111
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,350 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871216081379I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. RETURNED. FOUND NOSE GEAR SAFETY PIN HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED.

## Other reports on N772NC (4)

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

- [Incident 19910408014689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910408014689I), Apr 8, 1991: Doug DC951 (N772NC), Kansas City, MO. Lost pressurization at altitude. Oxygen masks deployed. Descended to low altitude and continued to destination.
- [Incident 19860930063299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930063299I), Sep 30, 1986: Doug DC951 (N772NC), Romulus, MI, Minor damage. During climb a loud bang was heard, gear door open light came on. Returned. Tire blew due to brake lock on takeoff.
- [Incident 19860914073669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914073669I), Sep 14, 1986: Doug DC951 (N772NC), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Baggage tug skidded on wet ramp and struck aircraft wing during aircraft pushback from gate.
- [Incident 19790830033309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830033309I), Aug 30, 1979: Doug DC951 (N772NC), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Wingtip struck parked motor grader.

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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