# Incident 19990317039859I: Cessna 340A, Columbus, GA, March 17, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1999, 07:48 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406BH-2003-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990317039859I

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING THE ABNORMAL LANDING (HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND FLUID LOSS) ON RUNWAY 05, THE CREW TAXIED CLEAR ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY VIA TAXI-WAY C. ASKED BY THE GROUND CONTROLLER IF HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE, HE DECLINED AND INFORMED THE CONTROLLER THAT HE HAD NO NOES WHEEL STEERING AND ONLY A COUPLE OF BRAKE APPLICATIONS, BUT WOULD ATTEMPT TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET, THE CAPTAIN LOST APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 FEET FROM TAXI-WY "C".

## Other reports on N406BH (1)

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

- [Incident 19980126002329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980126002329I), Jan 26, 1998: Cessna 340A (N406BH), Springfield, MO. Narrative: eighty miles east of Springfield, MO (sgf), during cruise at 16,000', engine #1 propeller gear box failed. Aircraft declared an emergency and began…

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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