# Incident 19920925049609I: Doug DC931, Buffalo, NY, September 25, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1992, 22:16 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919VJ-2003-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-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
- Pilot flight hours: 14,900 total, 8,174 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925049609I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY BOX.

## Other reports on N919VJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19971204040119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971204040119I), Dec 4, 1997: Doug DC931 (N919VJ), Columbus, OH. Smoke in cabin due to malfunctioning APU.
- [Incident 19830523028669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830523028669I), May 23, 1983: Doug DC931 (N919VJ), Buffalo, NY. Flight attendant was bent over galley. Stood up. Head hit an open galley door. Rendered her semi-conscious.

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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