# Incident 19990215016009I: Saab 340B, Peoria, IL, February 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1999, 17:10 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424XJ-2022-04-15) (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 CT79B
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990215016009I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON FEBRUARY 15, 1999, MESABA FLIGHT 3319, A REVENUE FLIGHT FROM BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, ILLINOIS, AIRPORT (BMI) TO PEORIA, ILLINOIS, AIRPORT (PIA) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ADVISED PIA ATCT OF A INCORRECT LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT, A SAAB SF-340 DID A FLYBY AT PIA AIRPORT AND CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS UP.  AFTER CONSULTING WITH MESABA MAINTENANCE, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND EXTENDED THE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM.  HE THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 WITHOUT INCIDENT.  WHEN AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE, 26 PASSENGERS AND 3 CREW WERE DEPLANED WITHOUT INJURIES.  THE INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N424XJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20070814825599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070814825599I), Aug 14, 2007: Saab 340B (N424XJ), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Both right main tires blew out upon landing. Aircarrier will conduct line checks of the airmen. Passengers were deplaned and bussed to the terminal.…
- [Incident 19990922033619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990922033619I), Sep 22, 1999: Saab 340B (N424XJ), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) On September 22, 1999, at 1720Z a mesaba aircraft N424XJ (SF-340) declared an emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit. The pilots reported donning…

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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