# Incident 19990812042599I: Doug DC982, Newark, NJ, August 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1999, 18:40 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N936AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N936AS-2013-03-21) (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-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990812042599I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AN AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE GATE AND THEN RETURNED DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ALL PASSENGERS DEPLANED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING A PLANE CHANGE.  WHILE STANDING IN THE JETWAY, WAITING FOR A WHEELCHAIR, AN 81 YEAR OLD PASSENGER FELL THROUGH A SPACE BETWEEN THE JETWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PAVEMENT BELOW.  A SAFETY RAILING NORMALLY REQUIRED TO PROTECT AGAINST JUST SUCH AN INCIDENT WAS NOT INSTALLED ON THE JETWAY AT THE TIME OF THE FALL.

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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