Skywest CRJ2 at Chicago on Dec 8th 2025, stab trim runaway, roll control difficult

Last Update: December 9, 2025 / 19:02:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 8, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Skywest Airlines

Flight number
UA-5344

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
Saginaw, United States

Aircraft Registration
N963SW

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

A Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, registration N963SW performing flight UA-5344 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Saginaw,MI (USA) with 48 people on board, was in the initial climb out of runway 28R when the crew declared Mayday upon contacting departure reporting they had a stab trim runaway. The crew requested to be kept close to the aerodrome and not over the lake, north of the airfield. The crew subsequently advised they were able to maintain 5000 feet, however, their roll control was also a bit difficult, they needed emergency services at the runway. The crew requested runway 22L for landing back and safely landed on that runway about 13 minutes after departure.

A replacement CRJ-200 registration N679SA reached Saginaw with a delay of about 6.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 25 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 8, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Skywest Airlines

Flight number
UA-5344

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
Saginaw, United States

Aircraft Registration
N963SW

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

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