# Incident 19890202005919I: Saab SF340A, Sioux City, IA, February 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sioux City, IA
- Airport: Sioux Gateway
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 42.5000° N, 96.4003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5000&lon=-96.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N326PX-2005-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 1,600 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890202005919I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DIRTY CONTACTS ON HARNESS ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N326PX (2)

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

- [Incident 19911013049329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911013049329I), Oct 13, 1991: Saab SF340A (N326PX), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. During taxi pilot lost nose wheel steering. Brakes ineffective. Coasted into a van. Hydraulic pump had failed.
- [Incident 19900426020959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426020959I), Apr 26, 1990: Saab SF340A (N326PX), Memphis, TN. Left engine chip detector warning. Secured. Declared emergency. Returned and landed without incident.

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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