# Incident 19940406034589I: Stbros SD360, Reading, PA, April 6, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1994, 07:10 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading Municipal Gen Carl A Spaatz
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N362SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N362SA-1998-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA (registry code 8110101, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-60-sherpa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,857 total, 3,548 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940406034589I

## Narrative

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

COCKPIT DITCHING HATCH DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. LATCHING MECHANISM WAS PROPERLY RIGGED.

## Other reports on N362SA (5)

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

- [Incident 19950102004079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950102004079I), Jan 2, 1995: Stbros SD360 (N362SA), Pittsburgh, PA. Narrative: on take-off roll, the pilot reported at approximately 40 knots, with power increasing neither of the auto-feather arming lights illuminated. The…
- [Incident 19950102002039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950102002039I), Jan 2, 1995: Stbros SD360 (N362SA), Pittsburgh, PA. Panel warning lights on during takeoff. Aborted,cleaned power lever switches. Reserve power put on MEL.
- [Incident 19920905043369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920905043369I), Sep 5, 1992: Stbros SD360 (N362SA), Allentown, PA. Right engine lost oil pressure. Shut engine down. Diverted to Allentown. Found a loose oil line connection.
- [Incident 19871230077219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230077219I), Dec 30, 1987: Stbros SD360 (N362SA), Reading, PA. Unsafe nose gear indication. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Screw had sheared. Abutment plate blocked down lock.
- [Incident 19871123080539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871123080539I), Nov 23, 1987: Stbros SD360 (N362SA), Philadelphia, PA. Tower advised aircraft to hold in a area that was not plowed. Became stuck in snow and had to be towed out.

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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