# Incident 19961024043339I: Aerosp ATR42320, Little Rock, AR, October 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1996, 18:03 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93840 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961024043339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LITTLE ROCK, AR ADAMS FIELD, 10/24/96, AT 16:03 HOURS. NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ADAMS FIELD, LIT, WITHOUT INCIDENT. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR MALFUNCTION. AN M OR D WILL BE FILED AND SUBMITTED TO THE CHDO PMI.

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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