# Incident 19920802033819I: Doug MD11, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1992, 14:34 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.9508° N, 118.3996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9508&lon=-118.3996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803DE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- People aboard: 141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 285 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92IA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92IA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920802033819I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL92IA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92IA151), Aug 2, 1992: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (N803DE), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE 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.

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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