# Incident 19930319010269I: Doug MD88, Middletown, PA, March 19, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1993, 23:35 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N964DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964DL-2024-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,337 total, 732 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930319010269I

## Narrative

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

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

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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