# Incident 20020430012059I: Saab 340B, Dayton, OH, April 30, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2002, 09:47 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422XJ-2017-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-9B (registry code 30148, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,635 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020430012059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 30, 2002, AT 0947 CST, A SAAB SF-340B OPERATED BY MESABA AVIATION, INC, (MALA) REPORTED THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED AUTO-COARSEN WHILE ON A 3-MILE FINAL INTO DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DAYTON, OH. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DTW AT 0910 CST, WITH DAY AS THE DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N422XJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20060620013139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060620013139I), Jun 20, 2006: Saab 340B (N422XJ), Bemidji, MN. (-23) Right hand intake hot light annunciator light illuminated while in flight from Bemidji (bji) to minneapolis (msp). Aircraft returned to bji. Inlet heat…
- [Incident 19980320024149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980320024149I), Mar 20, 1998: Saab 340B (N422XJ), Bloomington-Nor, IL, Minor damage. Lost control landing. Rt engine ingested slush. Relit engine taxied withourt inspect. Damage from out of balance cond.

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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