# Incident 20190423006449I: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, Orlando, FL, April 23, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2019, 18:08 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: 29GA
- Location: 28.4294° N, 81.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO INTL (MCO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4294&lon=-81.3090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442XJ-2021-07-13) (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: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190423006449I

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1808 EST, SILVER AIRWAYS FLIGHT: 61, N442XJ, A SAAB 340, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCO) AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE FLIGHT CREW INITIATED REJECTED TAKEOFF PROCEDURES AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, AND ENTERED THE GRASS AT THE 1500-FOOT MARK. ALL 34 PASSENGERS ON BOARD DEPLANED THE AIRCRAFT VIA STAIRS AND BUSED TO THE TERMINAL SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE HANGER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N442XJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20061003028389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061003028389I), Oct 3, 2006: Saab 340B (N442XJ), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Mesaba flight 3177 struck several birds on takeoff from fnt. Birds ingested in right engine, right side of aircraft, left wing and prop and nose of…
- [Accident 20031113028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031113028619A), Nov 13, 2003: Saab 340B (N442XJ), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was inbound to msp at an altitude of 4000 feet and 245 knots when it struck a flock of geese. The aircraft continued to msp and landed…

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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