# Incident 19991121031919I: Saab 340B, Elmira, NY, November 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1999, 12:20 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445XJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991121031919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1999, AT 1220 EDT, A SAAB 340B, N445XJ, FLIGHT 3142, OPERATED BY MESABA AVIATION, DURING TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATION WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATING DECREASING OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 AT ELMIRA AIRPORT.  THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION.  FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE MECHANIC FOUND THE OIL LINE PARTIALLY BLOCKED WITH CARBON.  THE INSTRUMENT OIL LINE WAS CLEANED, THE ENGINE GROUND RUN SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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