# Incident 19960515015269I: Doug DC932, Atlanta, GA, May 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1996, 15:10 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70542, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70542-2000-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- People aboard: 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960515015269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT AT GATE D-16 UPON AIRCRAFT PUSH BACK, AIRCRAFT DID NOT MOVE, TOW BAR BROKE, TOW BAR HIT NOSE GEAR OVER CENTER LINK. NOSE GEAR STARTED TO RETRACT, AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON TOWBAR AND NOSE TIRES AND NOSE GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N70542 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910926054549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926054549I), Sep 26, 1991: Doug DC932 (N70542), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. All four main wheels locked while taxiing to gate. Skidded off taxiway onto adjoining grassy area.

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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