# Incident 20011203034239I: Dhav DHC8102, Middletown, PA, December 3, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2001, 13:15 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838EX-2023-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing DHC-8-102 (registry code 1386002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011203034239I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INCIDENT REPORT HAR FDSO-13 (IEA1320020006) REPORTED BY OPERATIONS CENTER EASTERN REGION (CRUZ) ALLEGHENY (PCAA) FLIGHT 3900 DIVERTED INTO HARRISBURG, (KMDT) DUE TO SMOKE COMING FROM RADAR UNIT. LANDED ON RUNWAY 31 AT 1815 HOURS GMT (1315L). NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. TAXIED TO RAMP - NO PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N838EX (3)

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

- [Incident 20020104000659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020104000659I), Jan 4, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N838EX), Buffalo, NY. (-23)On Friday, January 4, 2002, the captain of allegheny airlines, flight 3585, a DHC-8, N838EX, noticed sparks coming from his windshield during climb out.…
- [Incident 20011107031709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107031709I), Nov 7, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N838EX), Philadelphia, PA. (-23) Aircraft hit pocket of turb, px without seat belt hit head on oerhead compartment, no injury. Flight attendant robert schegber while asking pax to put…
- [Incident 19970601017739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601017739I), Jun 1, 1997: Dhav DHC8102 (N838EX), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: aircraft was on a normal descent to 3600 ft. at approximately 3800 ft. and 11 miles southwest of the airport, a GPWS warning (low terrain) was…

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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