Skywest E120 at Bakersfield on Sep 3rd 2014, flaps problem
Last Update: September 4, 2014 / 18:48:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-5373
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Bakersfield, United States
Aircraft Registration
N236SW
Aircraft Type
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
ICAO Type Designator
E120
The passengers reported they couldn't tell what went wrong except that they landed at the wrong airport and emergency services were on standby.
The airline reported a mechanical issue.
A replacement Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia reached Bakersfield with a delay of 105 minutes.
Bakersfield features a runway 12L/30R of 3,310 meters/10,860 feet length and a runway 12R/30L of 2345 meters/7,700 feet. Fresno features the longest runway 11L/29R of 2,810 meters/9,230 feet. The Aviation Herald was unable to determine whether Bakersfield's runway 12L/30R was not available at the time of estimated arrival.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-5373
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Bakersfield, United States
Aircraft Registration
N236SW
Aircraft Type
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
ICAO Type Designator
E120
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