# Incident 19860327017289I: Doug DC3C, Buffalo, NY, March 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1986, 11:15 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139JR-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860327017289I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING WITH BOUNCE CAUSED PROPELLER BLADES TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N139JR (8)

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

- [Incident 19951214044189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951214044189I), Dec 14, 1995: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Altoona, PA. Narrative: the pilot stated that at 12:15 local on December 14, 1995, after back taxiing for departure on runway 20, at Altoona, PA, the pilot of N139JR, DC-3…
- [Incident 19940127024179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127024179I), Jan 27, 1994: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: cylinder head separated. The cargo flight departed Indianapolis at 1008Z enroute to knoxville, Tennessee. The captain reported that the airplane had…
- [Incident 19931212049669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931212049669I), Dec 12, 1993: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft moved forward as pilot started right engine. Struck a ground power unit. Propeller severed from aircraft.
- [Incident 19901204058669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204058669I), Dec 4, 1990: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Des Moines, IA. NR1 engine losing oil pressure on climb. Returned. Found oil leak at the front case oil pressure line.
- [Incident 19890307024339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307024339I), Mar 7, 1989: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Indianapolis, IN. Taxied onto service road by mistake and became stuck in a snowdrift. Taxiway unplowed. Service road sign obscured.
- [Incident 19880308012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880308012019I), Mar 8, 1988: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Kansas City, MO. Engine oil pressure began to drop. Shut engine down. Cause is undetermined.
- [Incident 19870105004239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105004239I), Jan 5, 1987: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Syracuse, NY. Engine lost oil pressure during flight. The pilot secured engine and returned to field. Metal found in oil screen.
- [Incident 19860708038929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708038929I), Jul 8, 1986: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Buffalo, NY. Left engine began to backfire on takeoff. Engine shutdown and returned. Under maintenance investigation.

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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