# Incident 19990205013619I: Doug DC982, Fairbanks, AK, February 5, 1999 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 5, 1999, 11:10 local time - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Airport: Fairbanks International - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: ASAA - Location: 64.8000° N, 147.8661° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8000&lon=-147.8661&mi=10 - Aircraft: N934AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N934AS-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (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: 138 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99IA027) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990205013619I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 5, 1999, ABOUT 1110 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-82 AIRPLANE, N934AS, HAD A PARTIAL FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 121, AS A SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT, OPERATED BY ALASKA AIRLINES, INC., AS FLIGHT 82. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PILOTS, THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, OR THE 133 PASSENGERS ABOARD. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTUMENT FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT TO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON FEBRUARY 5, THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE FAILED TO RISE AS HE APPLIED AFT CONTROL YOKE PRESSURE. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AFT CONTROL YOKE PRESSURE, THE NOSE ROTATED SLOWLY, AND THE AIRPLANE ASSUMED THE DESIRED PITCH ANGLE FOR TAKEOFF. HE SAID THAT AFTER HE WAS ASSURED THAT A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED, HE DECLARED AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY, AND CONTINUED ON TO ANCHORAGE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE CAPTAIN SAID THAT DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING IN ANCHORAGE, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FELT "SLUGGISH AND SLOW TO RESPOND TO CONTROL INPUTS." AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE, AND ALL 138 OF THE OCCUPANTS DISEMBARKED UNEVENTFULLY. FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT CONSISTED OF: SKY CONDITIONS AND CEILING, 400 FEET BROKEN, 2,000 FEET OVERCAST; VISIBILITY, 1/2 STATUTE MILE; WIND, CALM; TEMPERATURE, MINUS 47 DEGREES F. (.4).4 NARRATIVE SAME AS .19 NARRATIVE (-23)A DC-9/82 AIRPLANE HAD A PARTIAL ELEVATOR CONTROL MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF FROM FAIRBANKS INT'L AIRPORT. THE TEMPERATURE WAS MINUS 47 DEGRESS F. THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED TO ANCHORAGE INT'L AIRPORT WHERE A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING LANDING. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT FAI, THE NOSE FAILED TO RISE UNTIL AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AFT CONTROL YOKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, WHEREON THE NOSE ROTATED SLOWLY AND ASSUMED THE DESIRED PITCH FOR CLIMB. DURING APPROACH AND LANDING AT ANC, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FELT SLUGGISH AND SLOW TO RESPOND TO CONTROL INPUTS. THE LOG STATED THE ELEVATOR WAS "PUM P" TO FLARE FOR LANDING. ## 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 ANC99IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99IA027), Feb 5, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N934AS), Fairbanks, AK, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The restricted/delayed movement of the elevator flight control due to extremely cold weather conditions. ## Other reports on N934AS (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19910628053309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910628053309I), Jun 28, 1991: Doug DC982 (N934AS), Long Beach, CA. TCAS malfunction. Returned to assigned altitude after responding to TCAS advisory. 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.