42.5000° N, 96.4003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 7, 1991 · 07:20 local
Place
Sioux City, IA
Airport
Sioux Gateway
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
REXA
Aircraft
N329PX
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
22
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable to retract flaps on climb. Returned. Zero hydraulic pressure. Hydraulic swivel fitting broke in wheel well.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO RETRACT FLAPS ON CLIMB. RETURNED. ZERO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. HYDRAULIC SWIVEL FITTING BROKE IN WHEEL WELL.