# Incident 19990330021779I: Doug DC982, Sacramento, CA, March 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1999, 03:22 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N937AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N937AS-2008-05-21) (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: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 116
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,035 total, 7,327 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990330021779I

## Narrative

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

(-5) CREW DID NOT RECEIVE A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON THE RIGHT MLG, RECYCLED GEAR WITH NO CHANGE. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. BOTH F.O. AND GROUND VERIFIED GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MLG DOORS EXTENDED. THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR RECIEVED HEAVY DAMAGE AND THE LEFT GEAR DOOR SKID HAD OVER 25% WORN OFF. RIGHT MLG DOOR WAS REMOVED AND AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN GEAR DOWN TO OAKLAND, CA VIA FERRY PERMIT.

## Other reports on N937AS (2)

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

- [Incident 19950114002959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950114002959I), Jan 14, 1995: Doug DC983 (N937AS), Portland, OR. Narrative: shortly after takeoff power was applied, crew noted smoke in cockpit and smoke alarms in lavatories sounded. Crew selected single pack operation but…
- [Incident 19940909039009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940909039009I), Sep 9, 1994: Doug DC983 (N937AS), Portland, OR. Unsafe gear door light. Flyby gear down. Loanded ok. RH gear door target missing. Door removed for repair.

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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