# Incident 19960808029579I: Doug DC951, Honolulu, HI, August 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1996, 07:40 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Location: 21.3178° N, 157.9203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3178&lon=-157.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420EA-2006-05-16) (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
- People aboard: 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96IA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96IA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960808029579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 8, 1996, HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DC-9-51 AIRCRAFT N420EA NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL OUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT NO. 1133 DEPARTED HONOLULU, HI (HNL) DESTINED FOR LIHUE, KAUAI. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO HNL WITHOUT LANDING AT LIHUE WHEN THE UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION WAS OBSERVED DURING APPROACH TO LIHUE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED ALIGNMENT MARKS ON THE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE THROUGH AN INSPECTION WINDOW IN THE COCKPIT, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN. MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO FLIGHT 1133 WHEN A TEMPORARY LINE WAS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT STEERING ACTUATOR.. THE TEMPORARY LINE INSTALLED WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURE AND RESULTED IN THE LINE RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE OVERCENTER LINK MECHANISM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 LAX96IA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96IA300), Aug 8, 1996: Douglas DC-9-51 (N420EA), Honolulu, HI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Improper installation of a flexible hydraulic hose by company maintenance personnel and inadequate inspection of the work by company inspectors which resulted in the loose hose becoming entangled in…

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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