# Incident 19970504015529I: Doug DC982, Cleveland, OH, May 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1997, 17:36 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15820, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15820-2013-03-21) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970504015529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH INTO GLE AND EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT STAYED ON. PERFORMED GO-AROUND AND PIC ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. GEAR DOOR OPEN LITE REMAINED ON . AIRCRAFT LANDED AND MAIN GEAR DOORS SCRAPED RUNWAY. NO FURTHER INCIDENT. RUNWAY WAS CLOSED FOR 10 MINS. EMERG. EQUIP. STANDING BY MAINT WIRED DOORS UP & A/C TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINT FOUND THE D1-30 SENSOR DAMAGED. R&RED 4 OR MLG DOOR PROX SENSOR PER MM 32-20-00, DOOR INSP OKAY. GEAR SWING OK PER 32-20-00.

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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