# Incident 19971201038909I: Doug DC931, Buffalo, NY, December 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1997, 10:46 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N993VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N993VJ-2013-03-21) (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: 87
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971201038909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1997, A DOUGLAS DC-9, N993VJ, OPERATED BY US AIRWAYS EXPERIENCED A FAULTY NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON APPROACH TO BUF WHILE ENROUTE FROM BOX WITH 83 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE GREEN DOWN LOCK LIGHT WAS NOT ON. NO RED LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CREW DID A FLY BY OF THE TOWER AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE CO-PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL AT THE VIEWING PORT AND OBSERVED THE STRIPES WERE ALIGNED, INDICATING A LOCKED GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND MAINTENANCE PINNED THE NOSE GEAR AND THE PILOT TAXIED TO GATE #5. MAINTENANCE FOUND A FAULTY NOSE GEAR INDICATING SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED ON LOG PAGE 2896634. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N993VJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19860217007829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860217007829I), Feb 17, 1986: Doug DC931 (N993VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Sparks and shock to captains finger as nose wheel light switch was activated. Replaced switch, lamp and leads.

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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