# Accident 19920423042209A: Doug DC8F55, Detroit, MI, April 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1992, 18:16 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CKSA
- Location: 42.2401° N, 83.6203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2401&lon=-83.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29549 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8F55
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423042209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HALFWAY POINT ON 7500 FEET RUNWAY. UNABLE STOP DUE HYDROPLANING. VEERED OFF END. IMPACTED TAXIWAY LIP.

## 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 CHI92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA132), Apr 23, 1992: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8F-55 (N29549), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S MISJUDGING OF THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS INCLUDE (AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE) HYDROPLANING CONDITION, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR EVALUATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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