# Incident 19890323018079I: Doug DC982, Houston, TX, March 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1989, 07:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 29.6507° N, 95.2801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6507&lon=-95.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N447AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N447AA-2018-01-04) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 98
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 972 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89IA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323018079I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON A CLOSED RUNWAY. GEAR HIT WOODEN BARRICADE ON ROTATION. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. LANDED SAFELY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89IA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA070), Mar 23, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 (N447AA), Houston, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: CREW'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND TO INSURE THAT THEY WERE ON THE PROPER RUNWAY PRIOR TO INITIATION OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

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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