# Incident 19911224062589I: Doug DC981, Indianapolis, IN, December 24, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1991, 09:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- 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: N810US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N810US-2003-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,300 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911224062589I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. DIVERTED TO INDIANAPOLIS. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOORS OPEN.

## Other reports on N810US (2)

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

- [Incident 20010412014909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010412014909I), Apr 12, 2001: Doug DC981 (N810US), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 1245 local time on April 12, 2001, a us airways DC-9-80 made ground/runway contact with its left wingtip while landing on runway 28 l in…
- [Incident 19970512022769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970512022769I), May 12, 1997: Doug DC981 (N810US), Washington, DC. Thump and lost thrust NR1 engine on climbout. Returned. Exhaust cone came off. FOD to turbine blades. Contained fail

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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