# NTSB DCA13WA020: Boeing MD-82, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 13, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 13, 2012, 05:20 local (05:20 UTC)
- Place: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 137 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85584/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA020

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 13, 2012, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, registration ZS-TOG, experienced a wheel failure on the left hand main gear during takeoff from O.R.Tambo International Airport (FAJS), , South Africa. The chartered flight was enroute to Kamuzu International Airport (Lilongwe), Malawi (FWKI). The pilot aborted the takeoff and the aircraft came to rest on Runway 03L. The aircraft sustained damage to the left hand main landing gear, the left hand wheel assemblies, left hand engine and wing. None of the passengers or crew onboard were injured. This incident is being investigated by the South Africa CAA AIID. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer. All information regarding the investigation will be released by the South Africa CAA AIID (www.caa.co.za).

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZS-TOG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING MD-82
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 49905
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Global Aviation
- Registered owner: Global Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: FAJS, Tambo, runway 03L, asphalt

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.

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