# Incident 19890612039879I: Doug DC931, Allentown, PA, June 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1989, 11:03 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927VJ-2002-08-26) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890612039879I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. RECYCLED AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. LANDED SAFELY. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N927VJ (2)

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

- [Accident 19980902035299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902035299A), Sep 2, 1998: Doug DC931 (N927VJ), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. On 09/02/98 @ approx. 1805 eastern daylight time, usairways flight 1722, a Douglas DC-9-31 registration N927VJ, landed at phl on rwy 27R. Phl tower cleared flt…
- [Incident 19910726041369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910726041369I), Jul 26, 1991: Doug DC931 (N927VJ), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed on a closed portion of runway hitting barricades on displaced threshold.

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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