# Incident 19960321008209I: Doug DC982, San Antonio, TX, March 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1996, 19:54 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275AA-2008-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 137
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960321008209I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 2295, A MD-80 WITH 134 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND A CREW OF FIVE, WAS LANDING AT SAN ANTONIO. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED A HARD LANDING AND REQUESTED HE BE TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HARD LANDING INSPECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE M.M. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND, HOWEVER, THE NOSE STRUT HAD TO BE RE-SERVICED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE 3/22/96. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N275AA (3)

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

- [Accident 19970305013089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305013089A), Mar 5, 1997: Doug DC982 (N275AA), Cleveland, OH. Slid off runway landing. Right main gear collapsed. Punctured fuel tank. Failed check traction. Wind, icy surface. (-23) no narrative
- [Incident 19900525032899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525032899I), May 25, 1990: Doug DC982 (N275AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Right wing dipped on landing. Check pilot took over and corrected. Unaware left wing tip had dragged runway.
- [Incident 19891217063149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891217063149I), Dec 17, 1989: Doug DC982 (N275AA), Sacramento, CA. On climbout ingested birds in both engines. Returned and landed without incident.

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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