# Incident 19981005043719I: Bag BAE146200A, Milwaukee, WI, October 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1998, 10:15 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AGWA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609AW-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE 146 SERIES 200 (registry code 1500265, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-146-series-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming ALF-502 SER. series (registry code 41580, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-alf-502-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG BAE146200A
- People aboard: 88
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,830 total, 3,331 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005043719I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON OCTOBER 5, 1998, AT 10:15 CDST A BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE-146-146, N609AW, MADE A TURN BACK AND RETURNED TO MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS DEVIATION TO FLIGHT WAS CAUSED BY AN ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE FLIGHT CREW OF 4 AND 84 PASSENGERS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS A 14 CFR PART 121 OPERATION FOR UNITED EXPRESS AIRLINES BEING CONDUCTED BY AIR WISCONSIN, CERTIFICATE NUMBER A6WA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MILWAUKEE, WI. WITH DENVER, CO. AS THE FINAL DESTINATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N609AW (4)

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

- [Incident 20050224004579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050224004579I), Feb 24, 2005: Bag BAE146200A (N609AW), Omaha, NE. (-23) The pilot of air Wisconsin flight 5528, a bae 146, advised ATC that he was aborting the take-off. Another aircraft advised that fire was present in the…
- [Incident 19930419018169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930419018169I), Apr 19, 1993: Bag BAE146200A (N609AW), Akron, OH, Minor damage. NR2 engine fire warning. Discharged NR1 extingusher. Made normal approach. Found a leaking fuel manifold.
- [Incident 19901214064279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901214064279I), Dec 14, 1990: Bac 146200A (N609AW), Denver, CO, Minor damage. NR3 engine turbine wheel failed on climbout. Returned and landed safely.
- [Incident 19890204023949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204023949I), Feb 4, 1989: Bac 146200A (N609AW), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Blew 2 main tires on landing. Brakes frozen with ice and snow. Slush probably picked up on previous takeoff.

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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