# Incident 20040404008259I: Doug MD88, Norfolk, VA, April 4, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2004, 18:23 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969DL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 142
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404008259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1828E, DELTA AIRLINES, FLIGHT 428, AN MD88, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DECREASE IN ALTITUDE AND SPEED DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 5 DRAGGING THE LEFT WING DOWN THE RUNWAY. NO ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TAXIING TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED TO ANYONE, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTAINED TO THE LEFT WING TIP.

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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