Douglas DC-9-30 N536TX
18 October 1982 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 October 1982 at about 05:00 local time, a Douglas DC-9-30 registered N536TX, operated by Texas International, was involved in an incident near Houston, Texas, United States. 65 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Houston International (HOU)
- Coordinates
- 29.6494, -95.2798
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9-30
- Registration
- N536TX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Texas International
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA83IA002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TREAD SEPARATION RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE GROUND SHIFT MECHANISM, NOSE GEAR DOOR, TAXI LIGHT AND THE EE COMPARTMENT DOOR. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WITH THE ANTI-SKID "ON", NO BRAKING ACTION WAS AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED BY USING REVERSE THRUST. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISM RESULTED IN A FAULTY SIGNAL TO THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM, PLACING THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN AN "AIRBORNE" MODE. AN INSPECTION OF THE TIRE REVEALED THAT A LINER REPAIR HAD BEEN STITCHED INTO PLACE OVER A CUT REGION. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE CUT OCCURRED FROM A PUNCTURE. AC145-4, "INSPECTION, RETREAD REPAIR, AND ALTERATIONS OF AIRCRAFT TIRES GENERALLY RECOMMENDED AGAINST ANY ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CUTS THROUGH MORE THAN 40% OF THE PLY AND SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT TIRES WITH PUNCTURES ARE NON-REPAIRABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1982 | Douglas DC-9-15F | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Republic Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1982 | Douglas DC-9-82 | Long Beach, California, United States | Jet America Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Douglas DC-9-31 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Republic Airlines West, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1983 | Douglas DC-9-30 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1981 | Douglas DC-9 | Burbank, California, United States | Pacific Southwest | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1981 | Douglas DC-9 | Midland, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |