# Incident 20010412014909I: Doug DC981, Pittsburgh, PA, April 12, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N810US-2003-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Pilot flight hours: 15,564 total, 240 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010412014909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 LOCAL TIME ON APRIL 12, 2001, A US AIRWAYS DC-9-80 MADE GROUND/RUNWAY CONTACT WITH ITS LEFT WINGTIP WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 L IN PITTSBURGH, PA, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND LANDING LIGHT. AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE WINDS WERE 230 @25G36.

## Other reports on N810US (2)

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

- [Incident 19970512022769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970512022769I), May 12, 1997: Doug DC981 (N810US), Washington, DC. Thump and lost thrust NR1 engine on climbout. Returned. Exhaust cone came off. FOD to turbine blades. Contained fail
- [Incident 19911224062589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911224062589I), Dec 24, 1991: Doug DC981 (N810US), Indianapolis, IN. Unsafe gear indication. Diverted to Indianapolis. Landed safely. Found nose gear doors open.

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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