# Incident 19930727029019I: Doug MD88, Charleston, SC, July 27, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1993, 16:20 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb-International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.9102° N, 80.0100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9102&lon=-80.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N948DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948DL-2019-08-22) (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: 15,760 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93IA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93IA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727029019I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE HIGH. STRUCK RUNWAY WITH TAILSKID.

## 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 ATL93IA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93IA135), Jul 27, 1993: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N948DL), Charleston, SC, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N948DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19991120032829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120032829I), Nov 20, 1999: Doug MD88 (N948DL), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On 11/20/99, aircraft N948DL, a delta MD-88 had an unsafe gear indication. The problem was determined to be a defective indicator bulb. A low pass was…

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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