19800308031549I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Pittsburgh, PA · March 8, 1980

Date: March 8, 1980 · 19:40 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Erie International
Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N963VJ
Reported as: Doug DC931
People aboard: 59
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N963VJRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2005 · Douglas DC-9-31S/N 47508 · Built 1970 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left main gear ran off edge of taxiway and sank in soft earth.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN GEAR RAN OFF EDGE OF TAXIWAY AND SANK IN SOFT EARTH.

Other reports on N963VJ · 4

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

Incident 19891223064789IDescent · Buffalo, NYFlight attendant reported crack in fuselage. Landed. Determined light between airstair door and fuselage was normalDec 23, 1989 Incident 19850702077559IClimb · Boston, MAThe pilot lost consciousness during climbout. The copilot returned the flight. The pilot suffered a heart attack.Jul 2, 1985 Incident 19800304028529IOther Ground Ops · Pittsburgh, PAPassenger stated he had 3 bombs in his luggage. Aircraft was evacuated and moved. No explosives found.Mar 4, 1980 Incident 19780804049819ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Providence, RIThrottle linkage bind due to backed off bolt on crossover shaft plate.Aug 4, 1978