# Incident 19781216025419I: Doug DC9, Pittsburgh, PA, December 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1978, 09:08 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N962VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N962VJ-1998-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216025419I

## Narrative

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

WHEN REAR EXTENDED LEFT GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED.GEAR RECYCLED AND EXTENDED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N962VJ (8)

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

- [Incident 19941028040239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941028040239I), Oct 28, 1994: Doug DC931 (N962VJ), Huntsville, AL. Rear door open light came on on takeoff roll. Aborted. No door problem. Glitch in warning system.
- [Incident 19911023054599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911023054599I), Oct 23, 1991: Doug DC931 (N962VJ), Toledo, OH. Partial engine failure on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Found turbine blades had disintegrated.
- [Incident 19830313011579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313011579I), Mar 13, 1983: Doug DC9* (N962VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Aircraft returned to airport due to a medical emergency. Captain suffered a severe nose bleed.
- [Incident 19810127012429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810127012429I), Jan 27, 1981: Doug DC931 (N962VJ), Buffalo, NY. During flight lost cabin pressurization. Changed second segment climb switches.
- [Incident 19800519081819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519081819I), May 19, 1980: Doug DC9 (N962VJ), Allentown, PA. Operating with only one engine driven generator. Landed when csd oil light for operating generator flickered.
- [Incident 19790702017999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702017999I), Jul 2, 1979: Doug DC9 (N962VJ), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Power loss on aborted takeoff roll. Internal engine failure.
- [Incident 19781217025559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217025559I), Dec 17, 1978: Doug DC9 (N962VJ), Albany, NY. Left main gear down indicator light did not come on. Both gren bulbs blown. Gear warning horn inop. Landed ok.
- [Incident 19781212024889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212024889I), Dec 12, 1978: Doug DC9 (N962VJ), Nashville, TN. Left main gear indicator light indicated unsafe due to falty left main gear down lock switch.

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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