38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 29, 1990 · 19:31 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Washington National
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N981VJ
Reported as
Doug DC931
People aboard
76
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Blew both left main gear tires on landing rollout. Airport closed for three hours.
As the FAA filed it
BLEW BOTH LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRES ON LANDING ROLLOUT. AIRPORT CLOSED FOR THREE HOURS.