# Incident 19900123005589I: Emb EMB120RT, Columbus, OH, January 23, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1990, 17:50 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59708-1999-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900123005589I

## Narrative

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

PROBLEM RETRACTING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. RIGHT GEAR PROXIMITY SENSORS NEEDED CLEANING.

## Other reports on N59708 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970527019329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527019329I), May 27, 1997: Emb EMB120ER (N59708), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: aircraft returned to Cleveland after takeoff due to a 5 degree inboard flap indication. Maintenance repaired the wiring for the right inboard flap…

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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