# Incident 19980613036149I: Doug DC862F, Dayton, OH, June 13, 1998 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 13, 1998, 06:00 local time - Place: Dayton, OH - Airport: James M Cox Dayton International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: RRXA - Location: 39.9023° N, 84.2194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (DAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9023&lon=-84.2194&mi=10 - Aircraft: N995CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N995CF) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 302197B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DOUG DC862F - Reported engine: PWA JT3D7 - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980613036149I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-5) ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME EMERY 024 (HEAVY) WAS DEPARTING DAY WHEN THE MAIN CARGO DOOR OPENED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS BY THE FLIGHT CREW THEY PERFORMED ALL PREFLIGHT CHECKS TO INCLUDE PROCEEDURES FOR PROPER CLOSING OF THE MAIN CARGO DOOR. THE OPERATOR CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE REMOVED FROM DAY BEFORE FAA INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE MAIN CARGO DOOR AND RELATED SYSTEMS. STATEMENTS BY THE COMPANY AND CREWMEMBERS ARE IN CONFLICT AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE DOOR OPENING. ACCORDING TO ALL CREWMEMBERS THE TAKEOFF FROM DAY WAS NORMAL UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO V1. AT THAT POINT CAPTAIN RACHFORD STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT WANT TO ROTATE. THIS WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD ROARING NOISE WHICH THE CREW INITIALLY SUSPECTED TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING THROUGH 400 FEET AGL THE DAY ATCT ADVISED THE FLIGHT THAT THE MAIN CARGO DOOR WAS COMING OPEN, AND CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR RETURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6R. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. IT IS ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS THE MAIN CARGO DOOR SLAMMING BACK AGAINST THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. CAPTAIN RACHFORD STATES THAT OTHER THAN DIFFICULTY WITH ROLL CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOR THE MOST PART NORMAL. THE CREW STATED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO LOWER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR (TO REGAIN THE USE OF THE SPOILERS) FOR ADDED ROLL CONTROL. MAXIMUM BANK UTILIZED WAS 20 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON TOUCH DOWN THE MAIN CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO THE RAMP UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY EWA OFFICIALS WHO IMMEDIATELY BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT. MR. MALSON STATES THAT NOTHING WAS DISTURBED. THE FLIGHT CREW STATES THAT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THESE STATEMENTS ARE IN CONFLICT.. CREWMEMBERS ARE UNWAVERING IN THEIR ASSERTION THAT THE MAIN CARGO DOOR WAS CLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINE PROCEDURES. THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE, DAVID MALSON, DIRECTOR OF AIRLINE SAFETY, IS JUST AS UNWAVERING IN HIS ASSERTION THAT THE SECOND OFFICER, MATTHEW J. COMLISH, DID NOT CLOSE THE MAIN CARGO DOOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINE PROCEDURES. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION SEVERAL INCONSISTENCIES WERE UNCOVERED. ALL CREWMEMBERS, INCLUDING A JUMP SEAT RIDER, (SEE PAGE #2 OF CONTINUATION) STATE THAT THE MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED DURING THE TAXI OUT AT DAY. THE CREW, INCLUDING THE JUMP SEAT RIDER, ALL INSIST THE MAIN CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 6R AT DAY. ## Other reports on N995CF (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19991217046279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991217046279A), Dec 17, 1999: Doug DC862 (N995CF), Indianapolis, IN, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was parked on spot B4C. Evergreen ground control gave taxi instructions to taxi off spot B4C to box 2 following the greeen dotted line. Ground… - [Incident 19881027067129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881027067129I), Oct 27, 1988: Doug DC862 (N995CF), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft hit light pole while being directed by ground personnel to gate. No guide line for large aircraft. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.