# Incident 20050617019169I: Saab SF340A, Charlottesville, VA, June 17, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2005, 20:09 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Location: 38.1396° N, 78.4523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1396&lon=-78.4523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121CQ-2009-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SF340A (registry code 7860100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050617019169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 2009EDT, SHUTTLE AMERICA FLIGHT #7533 A SF340A, ENROUTE FROM CRW TO IAD DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 03 AT CHO, AFTER REPORTING A BATTERY PROBLEM. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT IN FLIGHT THE L/H HOT BATT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED RELAYS OPEN. COMPANY MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND FOUND L/H BATTERY TO BE BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H BATTERY.

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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