# Incident 19860502024099I: Beech H18, Syracuse, NY, May 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1986, 20:50 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EASA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22XL-2006-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,273 total, 3,065 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502024099I

## Narrative

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

SPARKS NOTED IN LEFT POWERPLANT DURING APPROACH. GENERATOR DEACTIVATED. FOUND NUT LOOSE AND GENERATOR SHORTING OUT.

## Other reports on N22XL (5)

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

- [Accident 20031123032999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031123032999A), Nov 23, 2003: Beech H18 (N22XL), Westminister, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft took off on runway 34 at westminster airport (W54). Active runway was runway 16. Aircraft was unable to maintain flight. Touched down about 1000…
- [Incident 19920108005529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920108005529I), Jan 8, 1992: Beech H18 (N22XL), Syracuse, NY. No gear down safe light. Used emergency system. Replaced nose gear limit switch wiring.
- [Incident 19870604021939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870604021939I), Jun 4, 1987: Beech H18 (N22XL), Syracuse, NY. Returned to airport after engine surges noted during climb. Found a spark plug was fouled.
- [Incident 19870523022449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870523022449I), May 23, 1987: Beech H18 (N22XL), Syracuse, NY. Rough engine noted after takeoff. Returned. Found spark plugs fouled.
- [Incident 19851126062509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851126062509I), Nov 26, 1985: Beech H18 (N22XL), Syracuse, NY. Lost power on number 2 engine after takeoff. Returned and maintenance found exhaust pipe broken.

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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