# Accident 20030902021119A: Doug DC982, New York, NY, September 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2003, 11:39 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.6356° N, 73.7739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6356&lon=-73.7739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454AA-2016-06-28) (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: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030902021119A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA186), Sep 2, 2003: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N454AA), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

## Other reports on N454AA (1)

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

- [Accident 20070928832029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070928832029A), Sep 28, 2007: Doug DC982 (N454AA), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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