# Accident 19920408010539A: Doug DC932, Dayton, OH, April 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1992, 21:06 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: James M Cox Dayton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 39.8693° N, 84.1895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8693&lon=-84.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N926L-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 3022066, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,933 total, 1,046 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920408010539A

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC OVER PRESSURIZED NOSE TIRE. OUTER WHEEL HALF BLEW OFF FATALLY INJURING MECHANIC. IMPROPER PROCEDURE USED.

## 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 NYC92LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA076), Apr 9, 1992: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (N926L), Dayton, OH, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A FAILED WHEEL RIM FOLLOWING AN INADVERTENT OVER INFLATION BY THE MECHANIC. ADDITIONAL CAUSES WERE THE FAILURE OF THE MECHANIC TO BE AWARE OF THE PRESSURE BEING USED AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW…

## Other reports on N926L (3)

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

- [Incident 19931127048849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931127048849I), Nov 27, 1993: Doug DC932 (N926L), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. A Lockheed fuel truck was left unattended and rolled into a parked twa DC-9.
- [Incident 19900407012619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900407012619I), Apr 7, 1990: Doug DC932 (N926L), St Louis, MO. Master warning and all instrument and auto pilot lights flickered. Replaced left engine constant speed drive.
- [Incident 19860201010589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860201010589I), Feb 1, 1986: Doug DC932 (N926L), Kansas City, MO. Abnormal oil consumption, engines shutdown. Diverted due to weather. B nut loose on oil pressure transmitter line.

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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