# Incident 19810304026549I: Doug DC9, Champaign, IL, March 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1981, 22:20 local time
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Airport: Champaign Univers
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZAA
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992Z-2005-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,108 total, 0 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810304026549I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ON WET SLUSH RUNWAY IN A CROSSWIND, PILOT RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N992Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19910930050789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910930050789I), Sep 30, 1991: Doug DC931 (N992Z), Billings, MT. Unsafe right gear after departure. Diverted and landed safely. Gear door latch mechanism needed lubrication.

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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