# Incident 19970529015549I: Emb EMB120RT, Orlando, FL, May 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1997, 12:55 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 28.4294° N, 81.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO INTL (MCO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4294&lon=-81.3090&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
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970529015549I

## Narrative

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

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 AIRTRAFFIC APPROXIMATELY 5.6 MILES IN FRONT WHILE FLYING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE FLIGHT REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.

## Other reports on N168CA (1)

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

- [Accident 19960623019909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623019909A), Jun 23, 1996: Emb EMB120RT (N168CA), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Lost hydraulic system. Unable gear down, landed gear up. Pump pressure hose leaked. Crew misused free fall system.

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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