# Incident 20000620032469I: Doug DC3CS4C4G, Buffalo, NY, June 20, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2000, 18:38 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DOSA
- 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: N4550J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4550J-2016-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S4C4G (registry code 3021460, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s4c4g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3CS4C4G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000620032469I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2000 AT 1838 LOCAL, A DODSON INTERNATIOAL AIR DC-3, N4550J, GROUND-LOOPED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE CREW NOTED A POWER LOSS AND AN  OIL PRESSURE DROP ON THE LEFT ENGINE.  THE ABORT WAS INITIATED AT 80 KIAS; V1 IS 84 KIAS.  WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKING, HE NOTED THE LEFT BRAKE BOUND AND LOCKED UP.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND CROSSED THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY BEFORE COMING TO STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED.  THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED FOR SIGNS OF METAL WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND.  THE ENGINE WAS RUN AGAIN WITH A FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE AT HIGH RPM.  MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE CHECK VALVE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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