# Incident 19980106004379I: Beech 1900D, Ithaca, NY, January 6, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1998, 12:06 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62ZV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62ZV-2007-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980106004379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1998, A BEECHCRAFT BE-1900-D, N62ZV, REGISTERED TO MESA AIRLINES, INC., EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC FLUID LOW LIGHT AND THE FLIGHT CREW EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE (CFR) EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CRACKED AND REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, THEN RETURNED THE AIRCRFT TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ON JANUARY 6,1998. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N62ZV (4)

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

- [Incident 20000615021879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000615021879I), Jun 15, 2000: Beech 1900D (N62ZV), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On June 15, 2000, at approximately 1518 CDT, air midwest flight 1625, a Beechcraft 1900D, N62ZV, departed Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City,…
- [Incident 19990715019049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715019049I), Jul 15, 1999: Beech 1900D (N62ZV), Kansas City, MO. (-5)On 7-15-1999, at 11:11 on the taxi way of Kansas City International the pilot amw 691 declared an emergency, requested crash trucks, and advised that the…
- [Incident 19990303013039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990303013039I), Mar 3, 1999: Beech 1900D (N62ZV), Kansas City, MO. Incident #CE99IACCOO36 involved air midwest flt 5690, a Beech 1900-D.at approximately 17:26 on 3-3-99, flt 5690, declared an emergency while landing at Kansas…
- [Incident 19960328025009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960328025009I), Mar 28, 1996: Beech 1900D (N62ZV), Little Rock, AR. Narrative: on March 28, 1996, at 0755 CST, a Beech 1900D, N62ZV, operated by mesa airlines, returned to Little Rock and landed due to smoke in the cockpit. The…

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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