# Incident 19880819056049I: Stbros SD360, Middletown, PA, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 08:16 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 (registry code 8100605, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65R
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,025 total, 2,623 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819056049I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT. RETURNED . OIL PRESSURE LINE ON RIGHT ENGINE HAD CHAFED THROUGH. OIL LEAKED ON ENGINE.

## Other reports on N601CA (2)

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

- [Incident 19940304000909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940304000909I), Mar 4, 1994: Stbros SD360 (N601CA), State College, PA. Left engine then right engine shut don on takeoff. Aborted, found ince and water in inlets of both engines.
- [Incident 19901130059729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901130059729I), Nov 30, 1990: Stbros SD360 (N601CA), Pittsburgh, PA. No right gear safe light. Made go around and light came on. Replaced right gear down lock switch.

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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