# NTSB Accident NYC03FA186
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82** · 2003-09-02 · Jamaica, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC03FA186
- **Event ID:** 20030910X01507
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-09-02
- **Location:** Jamaica, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.635555, -73.773887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 138
- **Total aboard:** 138
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
- **Model:** DC-9-82
- **Registration:** N454AA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A fractured nose gear spray deflector due to contact with a tow bar during pushback, which subsequently jammed and prevented nose gear extension during landing.  A factor in this accident was the tow operator's failure to detect the damaged spray deflector.

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