# NTSB MKC84IA017: Mcdonnell Douglas DC9-80, N903TW, St. Louis, MO, November 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1983, 08:58 local (14:58 UTC)
- Place: St. Louis, MO
- Coordinates: 38.630081, -90.190544 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6301&lon=-90.1905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 138 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84IA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33569/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84IA017

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll
  - misc rotorcraft,tail cone - undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE AFT FIBERGLASS TAILCONE FELL OFF THE ACFT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N903TW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903TW-2007-05-10), registration cancelled 2007-05-10, S/N 49154, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC9-80
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (registry code 3022082) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 49154
- Airframe hours: 1499
- Engines: P&W JT8D-217A 20500 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Transworld Airways
- Registered owner: Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, November 8, 1983, 3 hours before
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: STL, Lambert St. Louis Intl., runway 12R, 11,018 × 200 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Observed at: STL

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19831108069079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108069079I), Nov 8, 1983: Doug DC980, St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Lost tail cone on landing roll out. Dropped by activation of the pressure bulkhead door emergency exit mechanisms.

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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