# Incident 20120715011999I: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), Des Moines, IA, July 15, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2012, 20:05 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416NV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416NV-2019-02-23) (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-219 (registry code 51694, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83)
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D
- People aboard: 156
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,639 total, 6,639 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120715011999I

## Narrative

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

N416NV, A MD-83 WAS DEPARTING FROM DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 23 AS ALLEGIANT AIR (WX0A) FLIGHT 497 AT OR AROUND 20:05 LOCAL TIME WITH 150 PASSENGERS, FOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND TWO PILOTS.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PRIOR TO ROTATION, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED.  ACCORDING TO THE ALLEGIANT GATE MANAGER IN DES MOINES, PASSENGERS REPORTED SEEING FIRE SHOOTING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE INLET.  THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THE GRASS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUGHT FIRE. THE ENGINE AND GRASS FIRE WAS CONTAINED.  THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND THE PASSENGER DEPLANED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW.

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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