# Incident 19960605045749I: Doug DC982, Albuquerque, NM, June 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1996, 17:03 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.0416° N, 106.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Albuquerque Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0416&lon=-106.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224AA-2008-10-29) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,002 total, 3,725 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96IA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96IA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605045749I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON SHORT FINAL TOO LOW TO RECOVER. TAIL STRIK OCCURED. PEOLE INJURY. ATC DID NOT ADVISE.

## 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 FTW96IA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96IA237), Jun 5, 1996: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) (N224AA), Albuquerque, NM, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the flightcrew's inadvertent encounter with windshear at low altitude. Factors were: variable winds, high density altitude, and the FAA's inadequate location/height of the LLWAS sensor.

## Other reports on N224AA (3)

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

- [Incident 19880614044569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880614044569I), Jun 14, 1988: Doug DC982 (N224AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Unable start engine taxiing. Advised fire in engine. Pilot unable to put out. Fire truck used. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19860412058709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860412058709I), Apr 12, 1986: Doug DC982 (N224AA), Chicago, IL. Nose wheel slipped off taxiway during attempt to turn around after landing and taxi to gate.
- [Incident 19840522028839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522028839I), May 22, 1984: Doug DC980 (N224AA), Dallas, TX. Gear lights indicated unsafe and hydraulic pressure low. Pressure and return lines crossed at brake valve.

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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