# Accident 19930311004969A: Doug DC931, St Louis, MO, March 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1993, 23:40 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.7606° N, 90.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7606&lon=-90.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978Z-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,255 total, 7,470 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930311004969A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCH AND GO REVERSE THRUST BUCKETS FAILED TO STOW. EXITED RUNWAY. ABORTED. AOM SAYS NO GO USING REVERSE BUCKETS

## 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 CHI93FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA109), Mar 12, 1993: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (N978Z), Saint Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN'S IMPROPER USE OF THRUST REVERSERS AND EXCESSIVE USE OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND AND THE FIRST OFFICER'S FAILURE TO RAISE THE FLAPS.

## Other reports on N978Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19911126062529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911126062529I), Nov 26, 1991: Doug DC931 (N978Z), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. On takeoff roll aircraft struck a deer. Continued to destination. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19780914019059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914019059I), Sep 14, 1978: Doug DC9 (N978Z), Rockford, IL. Nose gear slid off slick taxiway during taxi.

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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