# Incident 19891020061419I: Doug DC982, San Jose, CA, October 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1989, 15:42 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N453AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453AA-2015-11-05) (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: 125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 413 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891020061419I

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO EXPEDITE TURN OFF RUNWAY AND NOSEWHEEL HIT TAXIWAY LIGHT WHEN AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT RAN OFF TAXIWAY.

## Other reports on N453AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19920418014549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418014549I), Apr 18, 1992: Doug DC982 (N453AA), Wichita, KS. Fumes in cabin. Diverted to Wichita. Wiring shorted in right side wall lighting.

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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