# Incident 19850430022529I: Doug DC915F, Indianapolis, IN, April 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1985, 02:33 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TAGA
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N562PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N562PC-2002-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15F (registry code 302203K, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-15f) (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 DC915F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850430022529I

## Narrative

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

GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED. ON SLOW ROLLOUT GEAR DOOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N562PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19850516024219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850516024219I), May 16, 1985: Doug DC915F (N562PC), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Struck a deer on rollout. Minor damage to brake hydraulic line, trailing edge flaps and movable flap cable.

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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