# Incident 19911208059459I: Saab SF340A, Syracuse, NY, December 8, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1991, 10:08 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PLGA
- 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: N342BE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911208059459I

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC FLUID WARNING. UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR. USED BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. RETURNED. SWIVEL HYDRAULIC FITTING BROKE.

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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