# Incident 20131115023159I: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, Washington, DC, November 15, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2013, 09:08 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: 29GA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435XJ-2026-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB-SCANIA SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT7-SER
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 352 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131115023159I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE-OFF CLIMB-OUT PIL0T GEAR NIT RETRACTED.  CREW REPORTED UPON GEAR UP SELECTION, AMBER HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, HYDRAULIC PUMP RAN CONTINUOUSLY, GEAR REMAINED DOWN, QRH NO HELP, GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN AND THREE GREEN.  PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED BACK TO AIRPORT.  UPON STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY, DEPLANED PASSENGERS FOR FEAR HE WOULD NOT HAVE BRAKES TO STOP IF HE CONTINUED TO GATE.  PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED TO TERMINAL, PLANE WAS TOWED TO PARKING.

## Other reports on N435XJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20001213028239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001213028239I), Dec 13, 2000: Saab 340B (N435XJ), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) During takeoff at approx. 200 ft. of altitude, left engine had an auto shutdown. The a/c returned and landed without incident. Maintenance was called and…

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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