# Incident 19900504020809I: Doug DC982, Houston, TX, May 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1990, 23:04 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.6458° N, 95.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6458&lon=-95.2772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N937MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N937MC-2013-03-21) (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)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 59
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504020809I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT. LANDED SAFELY. GROUND SENSING INTERLOCK SWITCH DEFECTIVE.

## Other reports on N937MC (1)

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

- [Incident 19960722027459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960722027459I), Jul 22, 1996: Doug DC982 (N937MC), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: crew stated #2 engine was slow to spool and suspected compressor stall on departure from Cleveland, on climb the #2 engine experienced a series of…

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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