# Accident 19960201003629A: Doug DC932, Nashville, TN, February 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1996, 15:05 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VJ6A
- Location: 36.1600° N, 86.6706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1600&lon=-86.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903VJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960201003629A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING AT BNA, RUNWAY 13/30 AT 1507 LOCAL, VALUEJET DC-9 N903VJ RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST NEAR THE CENTERLINE WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE 75 PASSENGERS ONBOARD WITH FIVE CREW MEMBERS. THE PASSENGER DOOR L1 EMERGENCY SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGERS EXITED THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR L1 AND TWO LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXITS. THE RIGHT SIDE EXITS WERE NOT USED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE EVACUATION WHICH TOOK TWO TO THREE MINUTES. AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS ATL96FA043.

## 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 ATL96FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA043), Feb 1, 1996: Douglas DC-9-32 (N903VJ), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the right main landing gear shock strut cylinder due to preexisting fractures. Contributing to the accident was: the failure of the operator to inspect the shock strut cylinder for…

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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