# Accident 19960107000159A: Doug DC932, Nashville, TN, January 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1996, 16:20 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VJ6A
- Location: 36.1593° N, 86.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1593&lon=-86.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922VV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 93
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,381 total, 1,061 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960107000159A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR, TRIED TO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, HIT GROUND TAIL FIRST.

## 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 MIA96FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA059), Jan 7, 1996: Douglas DC-9-32 (N922VV), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight crew's improper procedures and actions (failing to contact system operations/dispatch, failing to use all available aircraft and company manuals, and prematurely resetting the ground…

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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