# Incident 19891017054979I: Doug DC982, Rochester, NY, October 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1989, 22:20 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N815US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N815US-2003-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 115
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891017054979I

## Narrative

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

HIGH APPROACH SPEED DUE TO SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT AND STICK-SHAKER ON. LANDED SAFELY. SENSOR TARGET OUT OF RIG.

## Other reports on N815US (3)

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

- [Incident 19970917033349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970917033349I), Sep 17, 1997: Doug MD88 (N815US), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: due to runway construction, it was necessary for flight 850 to back-taxi on runway 13 to position the aircraft for take-off. While back-taxiing, the…
- [Incident 19900126090839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900126090839I), Jan 26, 1990: Doug DC982 (N815US), Syracuse, NY. Encountered severe turbulence and windshear on approach. Made go around and diverted for landing.
- [Incident 19881113059219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881113059219I), Nov 13, 1988: Doug DC982 (N815US), Wichita, KS. Nose landing gear would not retract on departure. Returned. Landed safely. Found nose landing gear strut collapsed.

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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