# Incident 20001020037559I: Doug DC931, Ithaca, NY, October 20, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N922VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922VJ-2002-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001020037559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20,2000, AT 1400 EDT, A DOUGLAS DC-9, N922VJ, OPERATED AS USAIRWAYS FLIGHT 1175, EXPERIENCED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED SEVERE NOSEWHEEL VIBRATION AT 80 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE CONTACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM TAUGHANNOCK AVIATION, INC. CHANGED THE LEFT NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THE WRITE UP AND RESPONSE CONTAINED ON PAGE 5065729 OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK. NO PERSON WAS INJURED AND THJE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N922VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19900616031249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616031249I), Jun 16, 1990: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Right alternating current buss failed. Diverted for landing. Voltage regulator had failed.
- [Incident 19850720050859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720050859I), Jul 20, 1985: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Aircraft cleared to hold short two times and acknowledged. Aircraft stopped with nose on runway. DC9 made go around
- [Incident 19850311010619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850311010619I), Mar 11, 1985: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Struck birds on takeoff. Returned for landing. Radome replaced. Ferried for further inspection.
- [Incident 19820108001099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108001099I), Jan 8, 1982: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Turned beyond selected heading. Used force to free ailerons with autopilot off. No defects. Suspect iced controls.

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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