# Incident 19970916034029I: Doug DC931, Raleigh-Durham, NC, September 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1997, 16:02 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N960VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N960VJ-2005-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (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/19970916034029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: US AIRWAYS DC-9 (N960VJ) WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE 17 AT RDU. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK ONTO THE RAMP BEHIND A US AIRWAYS B-737 (N263AU) PARKED AT GATE 18. WHEN AIRCRAFT N960VJ PROCEEDED TO MOVE ONTO TAXIWAY A, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HIT THE RUDDER OF THE B-737. INCIDENT REPORT FORWARDED TO CHDO FOR ACTION.

## Other reports on N960VJ (3)

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

- [Incident 19860127004049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860127004049I), Jan 27, 1986: Doug DC931 (N960VJ), St Louis, MO. Unsafe gear indication remained after recycle. Safe landing. Faulty left gear downlock switch replaced.
- [Incident 19790320010089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790320010089I), Mar 20, 1979: Doug DC931 (N960VJ), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Engine caught fire during start, replaced turbine sections.
- [Incident 19790101000519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000519I), Jan 1, 1979: Doug DC931 (N960VJ), Washington, DC. Crew heard unidentifiable noise on takeoff. Later inspection revealed probable bird strike.

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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