# Accident 20150305023949A: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88, New York, NY, March 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2015, 11:02 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Laguardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7783° N, 73.8697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7783&lon=-73.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N909DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N909DL-2018-12-06) (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: 132
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA15FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150305023949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 IMPACTING A SECURITY FENCE AND DIKE.

## 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 DCA15FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15FA085), Mar 5, 2015: Mcdonnell Douglas MD 88 (N909DL), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captain's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane due to his application of excessive reverse thrust, which degraded the effectiveness of the rudder in controlling the…

## Other reports on N909DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19931004041049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004041049I), Oct 4, 1993: Doug MD88 (N909DL), Denver, CO. Left hydraulic system failure on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Replaced hydraulic filter module reducer.

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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