# Incident 20040815020829I: Doug DC983, Lansing, MI, August 15, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WXOA
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N891GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891GA-2019-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040815020829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ALLEGIANT AIR, DC-9-83, AT CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT MI, WAS BEING FUELED BY LANSING JET CENTER FUELER, AFTER COMPLETING THE FUELING, HE THEN PULLED UP PARALLEL WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND FORGOT TO SET THE PARKING BRAKES AND CHOCK THE TRUCK. THE FUELER LEFT THE TRUCK TO GIVE THE FUEL SLIP TO THE FLIGHT CREW. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK AND HIT THE RIGHT WING CENTER SLAT AND PUT A 7 INCH WIDE BY 8 INCH GASH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE GATE AND THERE WAS NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, JUST THE FLIGHT CREW.

## Other reports on N891GA (1)

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

- [Incident 20080611843569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080611843569I), Jun 11, 2008: Doug DC983 (N891GA), Clinton, WA, Minor damage. (-23) During the descent to the destination airport at approximately FL200 in the vicinity of everett, WA, the flight crew and other aircraft occupants heard…

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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