# Incident 19980818035649I: Doug DC852, Philadelphia, PA, August 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1998, 08:15 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CKSA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N810CK-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-52 (registry code 302192D, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC852
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,200 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980818035649I

## Narrative

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

(A) THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R  (B) THE PILOTS STATEMENT INDICATED THERE WERE THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND NORMAL TOUCH DOWN.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS.  (C) THE PHILADELPHIA FSDO INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING:  (1) THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED BY CRANE AT THE FACTORY SPLICE ON THE RUNWAY.  (2) AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS MAINTENANCE APPLIED HYDRAULIC POWER AND THE NOSE GEAR LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION.  (3) THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR TO THE RAMP AREA.  (4) DAMAGE CONSISTED OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING GROUND SHIFT BRACKET WAS BROKEN P/N 3615977 AND THE SKIN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WHEEL WELL WAS DAMAGED.  (5) THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARED FOR FERRY FLIGHT WITH THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED TO THE OPERATORS MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN MICHIGAN ON 21 AUGUST, 1998.  (6) THE PMI FOR AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS JOHN LIECHTY FROM DETROIT FSDO STATED THE FOLLOWING:  (A) LANDING GEAR RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED WITH NO SYSTEM PROBLEMS  (B) SIMULATED ON THE GROUND; THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE.  THERE IS A MECHANICAL LINKAGE IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM MOVING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLEWHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS ON THE GROUND.  (C) MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE GROUND SHIFT LINKAGE THAT WAS OUT OF RIG.  (D) AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER AND THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALUE.  (E) THE PMI STATED THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED 2 SEPTEMBER, 1998.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE PMI JOHN LIECHTY AT 734-487-7458.

## Other reports on N810CK (1)

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

- [Accident 19921209049549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921209049549A), Dec 9, 1992: Doug DC852 (N810CK), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Encountered severe turbulence. Engine pylon and engine separated. Left wing leading edge also. Landed safely.

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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