# Accident 19890528015029A: Doug MD88, Denver, CO, May 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1989, 20:03 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.7592° N, 104.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7592&lon=-104.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806NY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 1,325 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528015029A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION ON LANDING ROLL. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. HAD PRIOR VIBRATION INCIDENTS. TORGUE LINKS BROKE. WHEEL SWIVELED.

## 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 DEN89FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA123), May 29, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80 (N806NY), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR VIBRATION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK AND SIDE BRACE.

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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