# Accident 19901112050989A: Cessna 404CESSNA, Pittsburgh, PA, November 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1990, 21:19 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 40.4914° N, 80.2327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4914&lon=-80.2327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,103 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901112050989A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. ATTACH BOLTS WERE BADLY WORN AND BROKE OFF AS NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA027), Nov 13, 1990: Cessna 404 (N54SA), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CYLINDER ATTACH POINTS WHICH ALLOWED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N54SA (2)

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

- [Incident 19991214036069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991214036069I), Dec 14, 1999: Cessna 404 (N54SA), Springfield, MO. (-23) On 12-16-1999 @ sgfairport, superior aviation pilot matthew christopher ellison, declared an emergency after takeoff. Aircraft N54SA left hand engine…
- [Incident 19920828037349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828037349I), Aug 28, 1992: Cessna 404CESSNA (N54SA), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. The nose gear trunnion had failed.

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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