# Incident 19920320016819I: Doug MD88, Baton Rouge, LA, March 20, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1992, 09:47 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 30.5329° N, 91.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD (BTR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5329&lon=-91.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949DL-2022-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,946 total, 690 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920320016819I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AT START OF APPROACH. SAFE INDICATION PRIOR TO LANDING. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N949DL (1)

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

- [Accident 20050513008879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050513008879A), May 13, 2005: Doug MD88 (N949DL), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Flight crew heard loud bang when retraction was attempted. Nose landing gear would not lock up. Landing gear was placed back into the down position. Got…

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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