# Incident 19981030041229I: Saab 340B, Shreveport, LA, October 30, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1998, 23:15 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Shreveport Regional
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 32.4465° N, 93.8260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHREVEPORT RGNL (SHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4465&lon=-93.8260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT7TP*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,371 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981030041229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 30, 1998, AT 23:15 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, THE CAPTAIN OF AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 5093 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO THE SHREVEPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, CONTINUED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 14. AFTER LANDING, THE PASSENGERS ON FLIGHT 5093 EMERGENCY DEPLANED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE WAS A SAAB SA-340-B N320AE AND IS OPERATED BY AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INC. THE PILOT STATED ON APPROACH THAT THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON. THE CABIN AND COCKPIT FILLED WITH THICK SMOKE. WHILE THE CAPTAIN WAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO THE SHREVEPORT TOWER, THE ENGINE FAILED WITH A LOUD BANG. THE CAPTAIN, JOHAN C. VETBY, CONTINUED LANDING ON RUNWAY 14. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, THE CAPTAIN ORDERED AN EMERGENCY DEPLANING. ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED WHILE DEPLANING. NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N320AE (1)

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

- [Accident 19960920046079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960920046079A), Sep 20, 1996: Saab 340B (N320AE), Fort Smith, AR. (.4)The airplane was landed and parked at the passenger disembarking location at 1831, and a light rain (drizzle) was falling as passengers were disembarking.…

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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