# Accident 20090506006299A: Doug DC1030, Baltimore, MD, May 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2009, 12:50 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore/Washington International Thur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLA
- Location: 39.2891° N, 76.6197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2891&lon=-76.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139WA-2010-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 (registry code 3023501, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-50 series (registry code 30018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030
- People aboard: 174
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 193 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA09FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090506006299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 6, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1255 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, WORLD 8535, N139WA, A MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS 10-10-30 OPERATED BY WORLD AIRWAYS IMPACTED RUNWAY 10 AT BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR THE ILS 10 APPROACH BY POTOMAC APPROACH AND TOLD TO CONTACT BALTIMORE TOWER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY LANDING IMPACT FORCES.  THERE WERE 180 SOULES ON BOARD WITH FOUR MINOR INJURED.  THE ATLANTA FSDO WILL FOLLOW UP WITH WORLD AIRWAYS FOR CORRECTIVE/PREVENTIVE ACTIONS.

## 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 DCA09FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09FA048), May 6, 2009: Boeing DC-10 (N139WA), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captain’s inappropriate control inputs following a firm landing, resulting in two hard nose-gear impacts before executing a go-around. Contributing to the inappropriate control inputs was the…

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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