# Incident 20041121031919I: Doug DC982, Denver, CO, November 21, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2004, 10:38 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.8275° N, 104.6606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8275&lon=-104.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234AA-2010-06-09) (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: 106
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05IA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041121031919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2004, AT 1038 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A MCDONNEL DOUGLAS DC-9-82, N234AA, OPERATED AS AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1115, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN DURING LANDING AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEN), DENVER, COLORADO, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK SEVERAL APPROACH AND RUNWAY THRESHOLD LIGHTS.

## 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 DEN05IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05IA027), Nov 21, 2004: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N234AA), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the first officer's failure to maintain proper glide slope during the landing approach, and the captain's failure to adequately monitor the approach and landing, and his failure to challenge and/or…

## Other reports on N234AA (3)

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

- [Incident 20001006018369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006018369I), Oct 6, 2000: Doug DC982 (N234AA), Bryce Canyon, UT. (-23) Aala flight 2821, enroute from den-lax, declared an emergency due to an initial pressurization problem, followed by a report of smoke in the cockpit. The…
- [Incident 19961016039859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961016039859I), Oct 16, 1996: Doug DC982 (N234AA), Omaha, NE. Narrative: a DC-9-82, N234AA, operated by American airlines, inc., as flight 1587, was enroute from dallas, Texas to Omaha, Nebraska. Fifteen miles east of…
- [Incident 19850107005649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850107005649I), Jan 7, 1985: Doug DC980 (N234AA), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff when master caution light came on. Problem caused by spoiler deployment when yoke was moved.

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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