# Accident 19970305013089A: Doug DC982, Cleveland, OH, March 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1997, 21:09 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.4301° N, 81.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4301&lon=-81.8205&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: 106
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,110 total, 900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305013089A

## Narrative

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

SLID OFF RUNWAY LANDING. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. PUNCTURED FUEL TANK. FAILED CHECK TRACTION. WIND, ICY SURFACE. (-23) NO NARRATIVE

## 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 IAD97FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA052), Mar 6, 1997: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N275AA), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command did not maintain control while utilizing the full auto-land system. Factors to this accident were a contaminated runway, a crosswind, and inadequate guidance provided in the…

## Other reports on N275AA (3)

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

- [Incident 19960321008209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960321008209I), Mar 21, 1996: Doug DC982 (N275AA), San Antonio, TX. 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…
- [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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