# Incident 19930421011619I: Doug DC981, Rochester, NY, April 21, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1993, 11:06 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N826US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N826US-2005-10-06) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930421011619I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE LEFT GEAR INDICATION ON APPROACH. REPLACED LIGHT BULB. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N826US (1)

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

- [Incident 19950128004009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950128004009I), Jan 28, 1995: Doug DC981 (N826US), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Narrative: on landing at dca runway 36, usair flight 2787 slid offside edge of runway approximately 1000' from the departure end. Passengers were deplaned and…

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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