# Incident 19990309013929I: Dhav DHC8102, Pittsburgh, PA, March 9, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1999, 10:50 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- 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: N812EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812EX-2024-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing DHC-8-102 (registry code 1386002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,538 total, 3,163 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990309013929I

## Narrative

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

(-5)AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A SNOW BANK WITH RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHILE TAXIING TO THE NORTH DE-ICE PAD AT PITTSBURGH. AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE YELLOW TAXI LINE WHEN RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT THE SNOW BANK.  INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS EVENT.  THIS WAS NO FAULT OF THE CREW, PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N812EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20070715019159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715019159I), Jul 15, 2007: Dhav DHC8102 (N812EX), Lititz, PA, No damage. (-23) Piedmont flight H318 in route from MDT to phi diverted to lns with smoke in cabin. Aircraft was evacuated on taxiway with no injuries. Aircraft ferried…
- [Incident 19990606014479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606014479I), Jun 6, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N812EX), Syracuse, NY. On Sunday, June 6, 1999 at 0927 local, a DHC-8, N812EX, operated by allegheny airlines (d/b/a usair express) on approach to Syracuse international airport,…

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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