# Incident 19970609017349I: Beech 1900D, Syracuse, NY, June 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1997, 18:43 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- 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: N844CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844CA-2008-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 1900D (registry code 7150005, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970609017349I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1997, AT 1843E, A BEECHCRAFT BE-1900D, N844CA, S/N UE-45, REGISTERED TO CHAMPLAIN ENTERPRISES, INC., DBA COMMUTAIR, RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DUE TO AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CRACKED. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ACTUATOR PER BEECHCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FOUR PASSENGERS AND TWO CREW MEMBERS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK ON JUNE 9, 1997, AT 18:40 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N844CA (3)

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

- [Incident 20050627011979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050627011979I), Jun 27, 2005: Beech 1900D (N844CA), Covington/Cinci, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Tug impacted right wing.
- [Incident 20021105032619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021105032619I), Nov 5, 2002: Beech 1900D (N844CA), Albany, NY. (-23) Aircraft returned to land on runway #1 after reporting a control problem shortly after departure. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp…
- [Incident 19970131002799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131002799I), Jan 31, 1997: Beech 1900D (N844CA), Binghamton, NY. Nose wheel slid off taxiway due to ice. Several taxi lights damaged.

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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