# Incident 19891002055089I: Doug DC932, St Louis, MO, October 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1989, 21:18 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996Z-2005-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 3022066, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- People aboard: 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891002055089I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE LIGHT ON LEFT GEAR EXTENSION. APPREARED DOWN. LANDED SAFELY. DOWN LOCK SWITCH DEFECTIVE.

## Other reports on N996Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19860621034099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621034099I), Jun 21, 1986: Doug DC932 (N996Z), St Louis, MO. At takeoff,the tail over temperature warning light came on. Returned and found a hole in air conditioning mix line.
- [Incident 19850825045179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825045179I), Aug 25, 1985: Doug DC931 (N996Z), Des Moines, IA. Engine shutdown and aircraft diverted due to rising oil temperature. Fuel heat valve stuck full open.

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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