# Incident 19970319010639I: Saab SF340A, Pittsburgh, PA, March 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1997, 13:25 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95CQ-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-5A2 (registry code 30144, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-5a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,858 total, 1,930 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970319010639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED: WHEN TAXIING IN TO GATE E-9 AT PITTSBURGH, HE WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN PARKED DO-328 AND A TRUCK. HE THOUGHT HE WAS CLEAR AT THE DO-328, WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE TAIL OF THE DO-328. TAXI-SPEED WAS MINIMAL. THE MARSHALLER WAS WAITING AT GATE E-9 AND WAS GIVING NO SIGNALS. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT SHOWED THAT A CLUTTERED RAMP EXISTED IN THE AREA OF AND APPROACHING GATE E-9. THIS OFFICE WILL BE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS OFFICE IN PITTSBURGH SO THAT THE PROBLEM (WITH CLUTTER) CAN BE SOLVED/IMPROVED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N95CQ (2)

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

- [Incident 20040525008769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040525008769I), May 25, 2004: Saab SF340A (N95CQ), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) At 1750E, shuttle america flight 4556, a, SF34, aborted takeoff on runway 28R for unknown reasons. No assistance was required and the aircraft returned…
- [Incident 20010406005969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010406005969I), Apr 6, 2001: Cessna 340A (N95CQ), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On 4/6/01 at 8:45 am at Pittsburgh international airport chautauqua flight #4215 a saab-fairchild 340-A N95CQ aborted a takeoff on runway 28R. ATC…

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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