# Incident 20141125022069I: Douglas DC-3S/R4D-8, Opa Locka, FL, November 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2014, 13:18 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T7MA
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N587MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N587MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-3S/R4D-8 (registry code 3021435, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-3s-r4d-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3S/R4D-8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,783 total, 454 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141125022069I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 HOURS ON 11-25-2014, N587MD A DC-3 R4D8 WAS LANDING AT OPF ON RUNWAY 9L. TOWER REPORTED WINDS AT 180/18, AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED CORRECTION AND THEN THE LEFT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY ON TAXIWAY C UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE PROPELLER DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON SHUTDOWN AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N587MB (1)

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

- [Incident 20040311004559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040311004559I), Mar 11, 2004: Doug R4D8 (N587MB), Ft Lauderdale, FL. (-23) During landing roll out right main tire went flat. Ground crew put dolly under tire, and pulled aircraft off runway to ramp area, where wheel assembly…

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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