# Incident 20040220007929I: Gulstm 690B, Syracuse, NY, February 20, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2004, 19:51 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NYSA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690B (registry code 7630516, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040220007929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 20, 2004, AT 1951 EST, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL GA-690-B, S/N 11536, N260WE, OPERATED BY EMS AIR SERVICE OF NY INC., EXPERIENCED A CONTROL PROBLEM ON CLIMB OUT FROM THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSYR). THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSYR) ON RUNWAY 10. THE LOCAL ARRF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE AUTO PILOT SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS INSPECTOR ISSUED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT TO ANOTHER FIXED BASE OPERATOR FOR REPAIR TO THE AUTO PILOT SYSTEM. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSYR) NY ON FEBRUARY 20, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1943 EDT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N260WE (1)

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

- [Incident 20151121020949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151121020949I), Nov 21, 2015: Rockwell International 690B (N260WE), Maricopa, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. After examination it was determined that the drogue parachute was not deployed by the instructor upon exiting the aircraft in a tandem jump. The reserve…

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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