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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Wichita, KS · February 6, 1989

Date: February 6, 1989 · 17:10 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Aircraft: N18833
Reported as: Doug DC982
People aboard: 63
Fatal injuries: 0

N18833Registration cancelled Jun 1, 2007 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49493 · Built 1987 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to retract nose gear. Returned to Wichita. Landed safely. Maintenance serviced strut.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR. RETURNED TO WICHITA. LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE SERVICED STRUT.