# Incident 20000914027239I: Doug DC931, Buffalo, NY, September 14, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2000, 20:03 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N8926E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8926E-2010-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 72
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914027239I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2000, AT 2003 LOCAL, A DC-9-30, N8926E, OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT BUFFALO NIAGRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BUF), THE #1 AND 2 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES BLEW ON THE WET RUNWAY. AFTER DEPLANING THE PASSENGERS TO BUSES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. MECHANICS CAME FROM DETROIT AND CHANGED BOTH TIRES, #1 AND 2 BRAKES, AND THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXI CHECKED ON THE TAXIWAY AND FOUND TO BE OKAY.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8926E (4)

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

- [Incident 20030407006779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407006779I), Apr 7, 2003: Doug DC931 (N8926E), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On April 7, 2003 northwest airlines flight 1478 declared an emergency due to hydraulic system fluid loss and diverted to Indianapolis, IN. Maintenance…
- [Incident 19841027066499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841027066499I), Oct 27, 1984: Doug DC931 (N8926E), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down right wing low due to wind shear. Go around executed. Right wing flap struck runway light.
- [Incident 19780710042989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710042989I), Jul 10, 1978: Doug DC9 (N8926E), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Gear doors did not close after gear extension. Landing made with gear doors open.
- [Incident 19780303016089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303016089I), Mar 3, 1978: Doug DC9 (N8926E), Flushing, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft damaged while parked at gate by a rolling, driverless vehicle.

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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