# Incident 19910806037139I: Doug DC982, Wichita, KS, August 6, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N905TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905TW-2008-06-11) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806037139I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER HAD AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK EN ROUTE. UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT WICHITA. PASSENGER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

## Other reports on N905TW (2)

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

- [Incident 19920721035689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920721035689I), Jul 21, 1992: Doug DC982 (N905TW), West Palm Beach, FL. Unsafe left main gear indication. Made fly-by. Landed safely. Found MLG position indicator light inoperative.
- [Incident 19851012055929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851012055929I), Oct 12, 1985: Doug DC982 (N905TW), St Louis, MO. Smoke and flames from brakes extinguished by mechanic at gate. Thrust reversers had been deferred.

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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