# Incident 19910903044359I: Doug DC931, Syracuse, NY, September 3, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1991, 17:12 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985VJ-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903044359I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT PILOT EXPERIENCED A BLOWN LEFT MAIN TIRE.

## Other reports on N985VJ (3)

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

- [Incident 19961019040589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019040589I), Oct 19, 1996: Doug DC931 (N985VJ), Middletown, PA. Narrative: on October 19, 1996, at 0903 hours, a Douglas, model number DC-9-31, registration number 985VJ, registered to usair inc., returned to Harrisburg…
- [Incident 19790112001709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001709I), Jan 12, 1979: Doug DC9 (N985VJ), Rochester, NY. Flight delayed for search after bomb threat.
- [Incident 19780815037149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815037149I), Aug 15, 1978: Doug DC9 (N985VJ), Boston, MA. Flight returned, nose gear would not retract. Found leaking valve.

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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