# Incident 19960114000359I: Doug DC951, Fort Walton Bea, FL, January 14, 1996 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 14, 1996, 21:30 local time - Place: Fort Walton Bea, FL - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: NWAA - Location: 30.4249° N, 86.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Walton Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4249&lon=-86.6218&mi=10 - Aircraft: N770NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770NC-2014-06-17) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DOUG DC951 - Reported engine: PWA JT8D9 - People aboard: 47 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 6,451 total, 4,438 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114000359I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NARRATIVE: A NORTHWEST DC-9-50 CREWED BY CAPTAIN DAVID CHILES AND FIRST OFFICER CLIFFORD HUDSON STRUCK A PAVING TRUCK WHILE TAXIING INTO THE RAMP AT FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA. JEFF KENNEDY OF THE MIAMI NTSB DETERMINED THAT THE OCCURRENCE DID NOT CONSTITUTE AN ACCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED AS AN INCIDENT AS FAR AS THE FAA IS CONCERNED. THIS INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED FROM THE OFFICE. THE OKALOOSA COUNTY AIRPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT SUBMITTED AN INCIDENT REPORT TO THIS OFFICE. THE REPORT INDICATES THAT A PAVING TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE FREE ZONE OF THE TAXI WAY. THERE WERE THREE INOPERATIVE OR BROKEN TAXI LIGHTS IN THE AREA OF THE TRUCK. SAFETY BARRELS WERE STACKED TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRUCK INSTEAD OF BEING IN PLACE AROUND THE EQUIPMENT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 2145 ON JANUARY 14, 1996. THE PICTURES OF THE SITE WERE TAKEN AFTER DAYLIGHT ON THE 15TH. A STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT IS BEING FORWARDED. A REQUEST TO KEN MCGURTY, NORTHWEST AIRLINES ASSISTANT POI WAS MADE FOR THE CREW INFORMATION. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE INFORMATION WOULD BE FAXED DIRECTLY FROM NORTHWEST. ON FEBRUARY 23, I CONTACTED VANCE HARRIS NORTHWEST AIRLINE'S DC-9 AIRCREW PROGRAM MANAGER IN REGARD TO PILOT STATEMENTS THAT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED. HE IMMEDIATELY FAXED THE STATEMENTS TO ME. MR HARRIS RELATED THAT THE CMO INVESTIGATION OF THE MATTER DID NOT INDICATE ANY LACK OF QUALIFICATION OF THE CREW WHICH WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT. IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION AS TO THE CAPTAIN'S LAST PROFICIENCY CHECK, MR. HARRIS INFORMED ME THAT NORTHWEST AIRLINE'S TRAINING PROGRAM ALLOWS ONE YEAR BETWEEN PROFICIENCY CHECK RIDES. AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE REPORTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS INCIDENT, IT IS MY DETERMINATION THAT THE TRUCK WAS PARKED TOO CLOSE TO A TAXIWAY AND IMPROPERLY LIGHTED. THE AIRPORTS DISTRICT OFFICE IN ORLANDO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT AND THAT INDICATE THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE AIRPORT AND THE CONTRACTOR TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATIONS. A COPY OF THEIR INVESTIGATION OR ACTION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ## Other reports on N770NC (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20130219002479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130219002479I), Feb 19, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N770NC), Savannah, GA, Minor damage. Overview: On February 19, 2013, delta air lines (dal) flight #2307, atlanta, Georgia (atl) to Savannah, Georgia (sav), departed the end of the runway after… - [Incident 19981210045549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981210045549I), Dec 10, 1998: Doug DC951 (N770NC), LA. (-5) NWA1159 was at FL310 with opposite direction traffic at FL 330, 10 miles. NWA1159 notified ATC of complying with a TCAS climb resolution advisory (ra) for… - [Incident 19880705044619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880705044619I), Jul 5, 1988: Doug DC951 (N770NC), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Tail compartment temperature light on. Aborted takeoff. Tire failed on rejected takeoff. Leaking bleed air ducts. - [Incident 19860107002909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860107002909I), Jan 7, 1986: Doug DC951 (N770NC), Cleveland, OH. Cabin altitude started to climb. Regained normal pressurization in manual mode at FL240. Several components changed - [Incident 19841208070119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841208070119I), Dec 8, 1984: Doug DC951 (N770NC), Boston, MA. Missed approach due to unsafe gear indication. Recycled gear. Gear handle rivet sheared and binding. Replaced. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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