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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC982 · New York, NY · September 2, 2003

Date: September 2, 2003 · 11:39 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N454AA
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03FA186
Reported as: Doug DC982
People aboard: 138
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,200 total

N454AARegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2016 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49559 · Built 1987 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) American airlines flight 1048 (a/c N454AA) was substantially damaged during an emergency landing at John f. Kennedy airport, after the flight crew was unable to extend the nose landing gear. The aircraft landed on the main gear and the nose was lowered to the runway at which time the underside of the nose incurred substantial damage. On scene investigation revealed that a broken spray deflector jammed the nose gear in the up position. Further investigaiton of the spray deflector revealed evidence that it had been damaged by the pushback towbar. Interviews with members of the pushback crew indicated that an incident had occurred during the push.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1048 (A/C N454AA) WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT JOHN F. KENNEDY AIRPORT, AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE WAS LOWERED TO THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOSE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A BROKEN SPRAY DEFLECTOR JAMMED THE NOSE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. FURTHER INVESTIGAITON OF THE SPRAY DEFLECTOR REVEALED EVIDENCE THAT IT HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY THE PUSHBACK TOWBAR. INTERVIEWS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUSHBACK CREW INDICATED THAT AN INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED DURING THE PUSH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC03FA186Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportJamaica, NYA fractured nose gear spray deflector due to contact with a tow bar during pushback, which subsequently jammed and prevented nose gear extension during landing. A factor in this accident was the tow operator's failure to detect the damaged spray deflector.Sep 2, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N454AA · 1

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

Accident 20070928832029AClimb · St Louis, MO(-23) On September 28, 2007, at approximately 1340 local time, an American airlines MD-82 experienced an in-flight fire in the no.1 engine shortly after takeoff from stl enroute to ord. The crew declared an emergency and secured the engine while attempting to…Sep 28, 2007 · Substantial damage