# Accident 19960623019909A: Emb EMB120RT, Orlando, FL, June 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1996, 11:16 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 28.4203° N, 81.3008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4203&lon=-81.3008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N168CA-2001-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120RT (registry code 3260202, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- Reported engine: PWA PW118
- People aboard: 32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623019909A

## Narrative

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

LOST HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. UNABLE GEAR DOWN, LANDED GEAR UP. PUMP PRESSURE HOSE LEAKED. CREW MISUSED FREE FALL SYSTEM.

## 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 MIA96FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA162), Jun 23, 1996: Embraer 120 (N168CA), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the aircraft manufacture's inadequate written procedures in the airplane flight manual/quick reference handbook, which resulted in a failure of the landing gear to extend and a wheels up emergency…

## Other reports on N168CA (1)

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

- [Incident 19970529015549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970529015549I), May 29, 1997: Emb EMB120RT (N168CA), Orlando, FL. Narrative: on may 29, 1997 at approximately 1255 EDT coma flight 3339 a 14 CFR 121 aircarrier Emb-120 aircraft encountered wake turbulance at 9000 feet by…

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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