# Incident 20110927020909I: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88, Newport News, VA, September 27, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2011, 10:15 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942DL-2019-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110927020909I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS PARKED AT THE GATE AND  AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PASSENGERS WERE BOARDING AIRPLANE FOR FLIGHT TO ATLANTA, GA.  GROUND CREW POSITIONED TUG IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE AND THEN EXITED TUG TO LOAD BAGS.  THE TUG MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE NOSE CONE OF THE AIRPLANE.  DAMAGE TO NOSE CONE.  NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE. FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED.

## Other reports on N942DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19891028056039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028056039I), Oct 28, 1989: Doug MD88 (N942DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Had unsafe gear indication. Diverted to Covington. Landed without incident. Cause not stated.

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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