# Incident 19820108001099I: Doug DC931, Pittsburgh, PA, January 8, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1982
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- 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: N922VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922VJ-2002-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-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 DC931
- People aboard: 46
- 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/19820108001099I

## Narrative

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

TURNED BEYOND SELECTED HEADING. USED FORCE TO FREE AILERONS WITH AUTOPILOT OFF. NO DEFECTS. SUSPECT ICED CONTROLS.

## Other reports on N922VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 20001020037559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001020037559I), Oct 20, 2000: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Ithaca, NY. (-23) On Friday, October 20,2000, at 1400 EDT, a Douglas DC-9, N922VJ, operated as usairways flight 1175, experienced an aborted takeoff when the pilot noticed…
- [Incident 19900616031249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616031249I), Jun 16, 1990: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Right alternating current buss failed. Diverted for landing. Voltage regulator had failed.
- [Incident 19850720050859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720050859I), Jul 20, 1985: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Aircraft cleared to hold short two times and acknowledged. Aircraft stopped with nose on runway. DC9 made go around
- [Incident 19850311010619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850311010619I), Mar 11, 1985: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Struck birds on takeoff. Returned for landing. Radome replaced. Ferried for further inspection.

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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