# Accident 19890915035019A: Doug DC3AS1C3G, Columbus, IN, September 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1989, 02:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Columbus Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JRAA
- Location: 39.2302° N, 85.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2302&lon=-85.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3AS1C3G
- Reported engine: PWA R1830*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,200 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915035019A

## Narrative

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

COPILOT HAD DIRECTIONAL DIFFICULTIES ON LANDING. CAPTAIN TOOK OVER BUT COPILOT FAILED TO RELEASE BRAKES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA184), Sep 15, 1989: Douglas DC-3A (N143JR), Columbus, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CO-PILOT'S FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AFTER ENCOUNTERING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DIFFICULTIES DURING ROLL-OUT, AND EXCESSIVE BRAKING BY THE CO-PILOT.

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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