# Incident 19910420018909I: Doug DC982, Indianapolis, IN, April 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1991, 20:42 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N296AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296AA-2009-11-30) (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: 85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420018909I

## Narrative

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

AFT STAIR WARNING IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. LATCH SYSTEM NORMAL. CLEANED MIRCO-SWITCHES. RETURNED TO SERVICE

## Other reports on N296AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19951218045579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951218045579I), Dec 18, 1995: Doug DC982 (N296AA), Jacksonville, FL. Narrative: while cruising at FL280 with engine and airfoil anti-ice on, crew found the cabin pressurization difficult to maintain. Crew descended to FL240,…
- [Incident 19860708049929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708049929I), Jul 8, 1986: Doug DC982 (N296AA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. While maneuvering into a runup area, the right wingtip struck a blast fence.

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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