What happened
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(-5) On October 4, 1998, at 1025E, a Cessna citation, N267TC, s/n 550-0345 registered to 304 m c limited experienced a runway incursion with the military installed arresting cables on the runway, on take-off on runway 10, at the Syracuse international airport . The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft, and found the magnetic compass detached from its mount. The aircraft was also inspected in accordance with Cessna aircraft maintenance manual, 5-50-00, par 7, for damage check and par.3 hard landing check. No discrepanies noted at this time. Maintenance reattached the compass, ops. Check good, new compass bracket installed, aircraft safe for flight at this time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at Syracuse, new york, on October 4, 1998. On October 22, 1998, flight standards district office EA23, met with syr ATCT personnel and determined that the air national guard aircraft arresting cable was in the up position without the syr ATCT personnel knowing. The FSDO and syr ATC discussed the systems potential design flaws and a history of reliabioity problems, and requested a demonstration of the activation, alarm, and warning system. System does not perform as advertised; flaws are identified and discussed with ATC, national guard, and the city of Syracuse. On October 27, 1998, FSDO and Syracuse ATCT informed the national guard of the findings and requested that the cable system and protocol for warning procedure be reviewed and revised. privacy data omitted On December 2, 1998, FSDO, syr. ATCT., and personnel from the national guard, performed a functional test of the arresting cables. The arresting cables operation check good, and no further action is necessary.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON OCTOBER 4, 1998, AT 1025E, A CESSNA CITATION, N267TC, S/N 550-0345 REGISTERED TO 304 M C LIMITED EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY INCURSION WITH THE MILITARY INSTALLED ARRESTING CABLES ON THE RUNWAY, ON TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 10, AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT . THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND FOUND THE MAGNETIC COMPASS DETACHED FROM ITS MOUNT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CESSNA AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL, 5-50-00, PAR 7, FOR DAMAGE CHECK AND PAR.3 HARD LANDING CHECK. NO DISCREPANIES NOTED AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REATTACHED THE COMPASS, OPS. CHECK GOOD, NEW COMPASS BRACKET INSTALLED, AIRCRAFT SAFE FOR FLIGHT AT THIS TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ON OCTOBER 4, 1998. ON OCTOBER 22, 1998, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE EA23, MET WITH SYR ATCT PERSONNEL AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD AIRCRAFT ARRESTING CABLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION WITHOUT THE SYR ATCT PERSONNEL KNOWING. THE FSDO AND SYR ATC DISCUSSED THE SYSTEMS POTENTIAL DESIGN FLAWS AND A HISTORY OF RELIABIOITY PROBLEMS, AND REQUESTED A DEMONSTRATION OF THE ACTIVATION, ALARM, AND WARNING SYSTEM. SYSTEM DOES NOT PERFORM AS ADVERTISED; FLAWS ARE IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED WITH ATC, NATIONAL GUARD, AND THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. ON OCTOBER 27, 1998, FSDO AND SYRACUSE ATCT INFORMED THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE FINDINGS AND REQUESTED THAT THE CABLE SYSTEM AND PROTOCOL FOR WARNING PROCEDURE BE REVIEWED AND REVISED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON DECEMBER 2, 1998, FSDO, SYR. ATCT., AND PERSONNEL FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD, PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE ARRESTING CABLES. THE ARRESTING CABLES OPERATION CHECK GOOD, AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY.