# Incident 19881113059219I: Doug DC982, Wichita, KS, November 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1988, 12:42 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N815US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N815US-2003-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 156
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881113059219I

## Narrative

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

NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON DEPARTURE. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N815US (3)

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

- [Incident 19970917033349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970917033349I), Sep 17, 1997: Doug MD88 (N815US), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: due to runway construction, it was necessary for flight 850 to back-taxi on runway 13 to position the aircraft for take-off. While back-taxiing, the…
- [Incident 19900126090839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900126090839I), Jan 26, 1990: Doug DC982 (N815US), Syracuse, NY. Encountered severe turbulence and windshear on approach. Made go around and diverted for landing.
- [Incident 19891017054979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891017054979I), Oct 17, 1989: Doug DC982 (N815US), Rochester, NY. High approach speed due to slat disagree light and stick-shaker on. Landed safely. Sensor target out of rig.

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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