# Incident 19970217006999I: Doug DC982, Newark, NJ, February 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7054° N, 74.1600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7054&lon=-74.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34838-2005-03-16) (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: 141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97IA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970217006999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH GEAR EXTENDED, RED NOSE LIGHT INDICATED. PILOT RECYCLED GEAR, ALL GREEN LIGHTS WITH INDICATOR PIN UP. UPON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PASSENGERS DEPLANED THROUGH REAR EXIT DOORS. GEAR DOORS, AND UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE DAMAGED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET BEHIND NOSE GEAR. THE DOWN LOCK OVER CENTER LINK FRACTURE IN HALF. THE DOWN LOCK INDICATOR PIN ON PILOT'S CONSOLE INDICATED DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR IN "DOWN & LOCK" POSITION, BUT THE "LOWER PART" OF LINK FRACTURED, THEREBY PRODUCING AN UNLOCK CONDITION. PRELIMINARY VISUAL INSPECTION OF LINK INDICATES POSSIBLE FATIGUE FAILURE. NOTE THAT AD 97-02-10 WAS ISSUED 02/11/97. PMI NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## 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 IAD97IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97IA048), Feb 17, 1997: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N34838), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: fatigue fracture of the upper lock link, which led to the collapse of the nose gear during landing.

## Other reports on N34838 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880811047299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811047299I), Aug 11, 1988: Doug DC982 (N34838), Omaha, NE. Right engine oil pressure fluctuated. Diverted. Oil was leaking from top of engine. Engine changed.

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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