# Incident 20001002038489I: Saab SF340A, Elmira, NY, October 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2000, 12:07 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N991XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991XJ-2006-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7 series (registry code 30030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001002038489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2000 AT 1207 LOCAL TIME, A SAAB 340A AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY MESABA AVIATION, INC D/B/A NORTHWEST AIRLINK (MALA), UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 AS FLIGHT NUMBER 3024 DEPARTED ELMIRA-CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT, HORSEHEADS, NY. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 WITH THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE ASSISTANT CHIEF PILOT OF MESABA AVIATION, INC. THE CREW FAILED TO FOLLOW THE AFTER TAKEOFF CHECKLIST PROCEDURES THAT INCLUDE THE CONSTANT TORQUE ON TAKEOFF (CTOT) SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, WHEN THE CREW REDUCED POWER IN THE CLIMB THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND AUTOFEATHERED. INSPECTOR JOHN VERGINZ OF THE MINNEAPOLIS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), THE CERTIFICATE HOLDING DISTRICT OFFICE (CHDO), FOR MESABA AVIATION, INC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT ON OCTOBER 3, 2000. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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