# Incident 20021127035479I: Doug DC951, Detroit, MI, November 27, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2002, 18:05 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779NC-2017-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021127035479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 27, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1805 LOCAL TIME, A DOUGLAS DC-9-51, N779NC, OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 121 BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., TAXIED REARWARD FROM DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT GATE A-57 UNDER ITS OWN POWER. AT THE TERMINATION OF THE POWERBACK THE FLIGHT CREW WAS NOTIFIED BY GROUND PERSONNEL THAT THE TAIL OF THE PLANE HAD CONTACTED AND BROKEN A LIGHT POLE ON THE DISTANT EDGE OF THE RAMP. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE ELEVATOR WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR REPAIRS. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. END.

## Other reports on N779NC (5)

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

- [Incident 19911218059789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911218059789I), Dec 18, 1991: Doug DC951 (N779NC), South Bend, IN, Minor damage. Pilot struck an airport security fence while taxiing for departure. Taxiway was snow covered.
- [Incident 19900306010699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900306010699I), Mar 6, 1990: Doug DC951 (N779NC), Toronto Ontario, CN. Unsafe nose gear light on approach. Landed without incident. Downlock had broken ground wire.
- [Incident 19860324017219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860324017219I), Mar 24, 1986: Doug DC951 (N779NC), Havana, CU, Substantial damage. Sudden explosion with vibration en route. Engine shutdown. Slow starts not recorded. Turbine section damage.
- [Incident 19810128007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128007869I), Jan 28, 1981: Doug DC951 (N779NC), Chicago, IL. Crew reported a green landing gear light out. Landed without further incident. Replaced bad plug at light.
- [Incident 19800126016049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800126016049I), Jan 26, 1980: Doug DC951 (N779NC), Chicago, IL. No gear up light after takeoff, showed to be in transit. Landed normally. Gear light control box replaced.

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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