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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD-88 · Middletown, PA · March 19, 1993

Date: March 19, 1993 · 23:35 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N964DL
Reported as: Doug MD88
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,337 total732 in this make and model

N964DLRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2024 · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88S/N 49983 · Built 1990 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD-88 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

Nose wheel struck a large metal access panel on takeoff. Returned. Landed safely. Nose wheel damaged.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A LARGE METAL ACCESS PANEL ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. NOSE WHEEL DAMAGED.