# Incident 20020529018109I: Dhav DHC8102, Middletown, PA, May 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N844EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844EX-2006-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-106 (registry code 2809020, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020529018109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON CLIMBOUT, FLIGHT 3741 AT MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, THE LANDING GEAR INDICATING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CREW RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. NO FIRE OR INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE REVEALED A FAULTY LANDING GEAR CONTROL MODULE. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N844EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20031006032189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031006032189I), Oct 6, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N844EX), Rochester, NY. (-23) On October 6, 2003 at 10:21 EST a DHC-8-102 operated by allegheny airlines inc, (pcaa), had an "engine fire indication on #1 engine during taxi in.…
- [Incident 20010704013559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010704013559I), Jul 4, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N844EX), Rochester, NY. (-23) On July 4, 2001, at 1630 EST, a Dehavilland DHC-8-102, s/n 339, N844EX, operated by allegheny airlines inc., experienced smoke in the aircraft cockpit…

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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