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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD11 · Los Angeles, CA · August 2, 1992

Date: August 2, 1992 · 14:34 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N803DE
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL92IA151
Reported as: Doug MD11
People aboard: 141
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,500 total285 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail of aircraft struck runway on landing. Damaged the aft pressure bulkhead.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY ON LANDING. DAMAGED THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL92IA151Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportLos Angeles, CAThe pilot in command's improper use of the aircraft flight controls (elevator) during the landing, which resulted in the aircraft tail contacting the runway surface.Aug 2, 1992 · Minor damage