# Incident 19911013049329I: Saab SF340A, Memphis, TN, October 13, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1991, 12:56 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&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: 5,724 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911013049329I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI PILOT LOST NOSE WHEEL STEERING. BRAKES INEFFECTIVE. COASTED INTO A VAN. HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N326PX (2)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19890202005919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890202005919I), Feb 2, 1989: Saab SF340A (N326PX), Sioux City, IA. Unsafe gear light. Executed missed approach. Landed without incident. Dirty contacts on harness assembly.

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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