# Incident 19921209053989I: Emb EMB120RT, Houston, TX, December 9, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1992, 15:48 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 29.9907° N, 95.3503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9907&lon=-95.3503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16729, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16729-2007-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93IA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921209053989I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION IN AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND UPPER AILERON VANE MISSING DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW93IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93IA048), Dec 9, 1992: Embraer EMB-120RT (N16729), Houston, TX, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE ASSIGNED MECHANIC'S FAILURE TO REINSTALL THE ATTACHMENT SCREWS AND THE QUALITY INSPECTOR'S INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE COMPLETED WORK. A FACTOR WAS THE COMPLACENCY OF THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N16729 (2)

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

- [Incident 19950409009369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409009369I), Apr 9, 1995: Emb EMB120RT (N16729), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on April 9, 1995 at approximately 2127 EDT an Emb-120, N16729, operated by cont. Express experienced a fire extinguisher discharge in the cockpit…
- [Incident 19920412012389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920412012389I), Apr 12, 1992: Emb EMB120RT (N16729), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Right windshield outer layer shattered in flight. Diverted to Binghamton. Landed safely.

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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