# Incident 19970118005429I: Emb EMB120RT, Syracuse, NY, January 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1997, 06:59 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12703, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12703-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120FC (registry code 3260204, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120fc) (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: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970118005429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SYR ON 01/18/97 FOR CLEVELAND AND RETURNED DUE TO A STUCK NOSEGEAR DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 WITH ARFF STANDING BY AND THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FOR MAINTENANCE TO CLEVELAND, OHIO MAINTENANCE BASE.

## Other reports on N12703 (3)

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

- [Incident 19970302006759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970302006759I), Mar 2, 1997: Emb EMB120FC (N12703), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: crew reported smoke in the cockpit and aircraft returned to the field maintenance inspected both engines and bleed airsystems. All operational…
- [Incident 19881031062519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881031062519I), Oct 31, 1988: Emb EMB120 (N12703), Alexandria, LA, Minor damage. Bird strike to underbelly on final. Landed safely. A fairing panel split and cracked requiring replacement aircraft
- [Incident 19880718046739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718046739I), Jul 18, 1988: Emb EMB120 (N12703), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. Loss of hydraulic fluid from green hydraulic system in flight. Left access panel had come open rupturing lines.

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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