# Incident 20020124000189I: Cessna 208B, Erie, PA, January 24, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2002, 08:52 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXSA
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N870FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N870FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020124000189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/24/02 AT 0852 EDT WIGGINS AIRWAYS FLIGHT #8451, A C208, DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 KERI. ATC DECLARED A LOW FUEL EMERGENCY DURING EXTENDED HOLDING, DUE TO DESTINATION AND ALTERNATE WERE BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS. PIC DELAYED EXITING HOLDING AWAITING KERI TO REACH LANDING MINIMUMS. DESTINATION AND ALTERNATE WEATHER NOT FORECAST. DESTINATION WAS JHY, AND THE ALTERNATE WAS ERI. PILOT ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCIDENT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N870FE (1)

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

- [Incident 20031120033719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031120033719I), Nov 20, 2003: Cessna 208B (N870FE), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he hit runway lights while back taxiing on runway. Pilot was not injured and aircraft received minor damage. Submission of this report…

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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