40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 3, 1987 · 22:12 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1263L
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
60
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,852 total443 in this make and model124 in the last 90 days
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.
Passengers complained about a hard bounced landing. Diverted. Landed with flat nose tires. Damaged wheel.
As the FAA filed it
PASSENGERS COMPLAINED ABOUT A HARD BOUNCED LANDING. DIVERTED. LANDED WITH FLAT NOSE TIRES. DAMAGED WHEEL.