# Incident 20021224035559I: Doug DC931, Raleigh-Durham, NC, December 24, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2002, 18:34 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916RW-2010-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,703 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021224035559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 24, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1854 LOCAL TIME, A DOUGLAS DC-9-31, N916RW, OPERATED UNDER 14CFR121 BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., DEPARTED RUNWAY 05, RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT, ENROUTE TO MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY SUSPECTED THE AFT LOWER FUSELAGE HAD STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE TAIL STRIKE INDICATOR AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE DOWN, INDICATING GROUND CONTACT HAD OCCURRED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE TAIL BUMPER SUPPORT WAS CRACKED. WITH NORTHWEST AIRLINES' MAINTENANCE AND DISPATCH CONCURRENCE, THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. END.

## Other reports on N916RW (6)

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

- [Incident 20001221037539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001221037539I), Dec 21, 2000: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On December 21, 2000, at 1932 EST, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, s/n 47144, N916RW, operated by northwest airlines inc., expereinced a landing door…
- [Incident 19980322007909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322007909I), Mar 22, 1998: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: after take off the pilot heard a loud bang and reported a vibration in the nose wheel. An emergency was declared and crash, fire, and rescue were on…
- [Incident 19900813040859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813040859I), Aug 13, 1990: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Great Falls, MT. Aircraft hit a small bird at touchdown. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19871230080229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230080229I), Dec 30, 1987: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Minneapolis, MN. Passenger appeared to have passed out. First aid oxygen used. Cabin pressure bad. Climbed after oxygen used.
- [Incident 19870608028679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870608028679I), Jun 8, 1987: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Memphis, TN. Nose gear would not retract after takeoff. Returned and serviced nose strut.
- [Incident 19810502030149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502030149I), May 2, 1981: Doug DC931 (N916RW), San Antonio, TX. Pilot shut down #2 engine due to 13th stage bleed air duct failure.

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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