37.5538° N, 77.4603° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 12, 1990 · 17:30 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
COMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N360CA
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
32
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total1,200 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Passed through icing on climbout. Cycled boots. Nacelle boots came loose. Had prior damage and poor adhesion.
As the FAA filed it
PASSED THROUGH ICING ON CLIMBOUT. CYCLED BOOTS. NACELLE BOOTS CAME LOOSE. HAD PRIOR DAMAGE AND POOR ADHESION.