# Incident 19950309006549I: Doug DC931, Ithaca, NY, March 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1995, 07:58 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918VJ-2003-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (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/19950309006549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 9, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 0758 EST A US AIR DC-9, N918VJ, WHILE TAXIING TO THE TERMINAL AFTER LANDING GOT STUCK IN A SNOW DRIFT WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY DURING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT ITH COUNTY AIRPORT, NY. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED IT TO SERVICE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PIT INT'L AIRPORT ON 3/9/95 AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N918VJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19920914056029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914056029I), Sep 14, 1992: Doug DC931 (N918VJ), Worcester, MA, Minor damage. Deer crossing runway. Aborted takeoff roll. Blew main tires. Smoke from tires. Evacuated aircraft.

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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