# Incident 19980125004639I: Doug DC982, Syracuse, NY, January 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1998, 09:18 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N283AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N283AA-2015-01-14) (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: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980125004639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 1998 AT 918 LOCAL TIME, A MD-80, N283, FLIGHT #246, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., ARRIVED AT SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 28. AFTER LANDING, THE CAPTAIN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO TAXIWAY 28F AT WHICH POINT THE NOSEGEAR CONTACTED A PATCH OF ICE AND SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY AND THEN OFF THE SURFACE APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET INTO A SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS QUICKLY RETRIEVED BY SHOVELING A PATH FOR THE NOSE WHEELS AND ATTACHING A TOW BAR AND USING A TRACTOR WITH CHAINS TO PUT THE NOSE BACK ONTO THE HARD SURFACE AND THEN ON TO THE TERMINAL WHERE THE PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED. AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE WAS SUMMONED FROM LAGUARDIA AND INSPECTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND FOUND IT UNDAMAGED AND FULLY SERVICEABLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ORD THE NEXT MORNING. THIS INCIDENT DID CLOSE THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR. THIS INCIDENT WAS TAKEN OVER BY AMERICAN AIRLINES SAFETY ACCESS PROGRAM. FINAL DISPOSITION WILL BE DECIDED BY THE EVENT REVIEW TEAM (ERT). CONTACT R. NEUMEYER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ FOR FINAL DECISIONS, REF#246.

## Other reports on N283AA (5)

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

- [Incident 20011128033889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011128033889I), Nov 28, 2001: Doug DC982 (N283AA), Wichita, KS. (-23) Enroute from cle to dfw l/h engine anti-ice valve lite came on. Diverted into ict. Contract maintenance conferred with American maintenance; deferred l/h…
- [Incident 19891007060669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007060669I), Oct 7, 1989: Doug DC982 (N283AA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Smoke in left gear area on rollout. Evacuated on runway. Hydraulic fluid leaked on brakes from NR1 brake system.
- [Incident 19871227011379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227011379I), Dec 27, 1987: Doug DC9 (N283AA), Jackson, WY, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while maneuvering on the ramp. Being directed by ground marshaller.
- [Incident 19860908069929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860908069929I), Sep 8, 1986: Doug DC982 (N283AA), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Wingtip struck, or was struck by a vehicle on the taxiway. Tower cleared pilot to taxi to gate.
- [Incident 19850910056699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850910056699I), Sep 10, 1985: Doug DC982 (N283AA), Chicago, IL. Bird strike to captains sliding window while aircraft on final.

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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