19951215045619I

Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Middletown, PA · December 15, 1995

Date: December 15, 1995 · 18:45 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N77A
Reported as: Saab SF340A
Reported engine: GE CT75A2
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total1,600 in this make and model170 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.

Narrative: on December 15, 1995, at 1845 hours local time, a Saab model SF-340A, registration number N77A, registered to amp, inc., experienced a fluctuating engine parameter on the left hand engine. The crew made a precautionary left engine shutdown. The pilot in command, Mr. Raymond l. evelan, landed the aircraft at Harrisburg int'l airport (MDT) without incident. The aircraft had departed greensboro, NC (gso) for an IFR, FAR 91, cross-country flight to Harrisburg, PA (MDT). Inspection revealed a cannon plug had come loose, and the plug terminals were corroded. This caused the fluctuation of the left engine. The aircraft received no damage and there were no injuries to the pilot or copilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was filed. M & d report to follow. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 15, 1995, AT 1845 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A SAAB MODEL SF-340A, REGISTRATION NUMBER N77A, REGISTERED TO AMP, INC., EXPERIENCED A FLUCTUATING ENGINE PARAMETER ON THE LEFT HAND ENGINE. THE CREW MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. RAYMOND L. EVELAN, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT HARRISBURG INT'L AIRPORT (MDT) WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED GREENSBORO, NC (GSO) FOR AN IFR, FAR 91, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO HARRISBURG, PA (MDT). INSPECTION REVEALED A CANNON PLUG HAD COME LOOSE, AND THE PLUG TERMINALS WERE CORRODED. THIS CAUSED THE FLUCTUATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR COPILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. M & D REPORT TO FOLLOW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.