# Incident 19950128004009I: Doug DC981, Washington, DC, January 28, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1995, 19:55 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&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: 64
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,134 total, 3,675 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950128004009I

## Narrative

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

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 BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL (NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION). AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE AND WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE FOR DAMAGE. 1. AIRPORT CLOSED 1955 TO 2055 TO REMOVE AIRCRAFT FROM RUNWAY. 2. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND NOSE GEAR RETRACTION CHECKED OK. DENT ON SIDE OF FUSELAGE FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. PILOT REMOVED FROM LINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N826US (1)

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

- [Incident 19930421011619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930421011619I), Apr 21, 1993: Doug DC981 (N826US), Rochester, NY. Unsafe left gear indication on approach. Replaced light bulb. Landed safely.

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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