# Incident 19990216021179I: Airbus A320321, Columbus, OH, February 16, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1999, 16:05 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 40.0090° N, 82.9207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0090&lon=-82.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N628AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N628AW-2014-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-231 (registry code 3930325, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320321
- Pilot flight hours: 10,850 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99IA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99IA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990216021179I

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH AND AFTER CALLING FOR "GEAR DOWN" CREW RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE "LGCIU #1 FAULT", THEN RECEIVED "LGCIU #2 FAULT". CREW MADE FLY-BY AND TOWER INFORMED THEM THAT THE NOSE WHEELS WERE 90 DEGREES TO FLIGHT PATH.  ACFT LANDED WITH NOSE WHEELS 90 DEGREES FROM NORMAL POSITION.  MAINTENANCE NOTED THE CFDS FAULTED THE STEERING ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC MODULE-6GC.  MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE 6GC MODULE AND OP'S CHECKED OK. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC99IA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99IA062), Feb 16, 1999: Airbus Industrie A-320-231 (N628AW), Columbus, OH, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: a failure of the external o-rings in the nose landing gear steering module.

## Other reports on N628AW (1)

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

- [Accident 19990916037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916037259A), Sep 16, 1999: Airbus A320231 (N628AW), Las Vegas, NV. (.19) On September 16, 1999, at 2147 hours pacific daylight time, an america west Airbus A320-321, N628AW, flight 2569, encountered turbulence while on descent…

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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