# Incident 19990722014989I: Dhav DHC8102, Pittsburgh, PA, July 22, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1999, 13:20 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N830EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N830EX-2004-06-02) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,789 total, 6,526 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990722014989I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT ON AUGUST 22, 1999, AT 1320 LOCAL TIME, ALLEGHENY AILRINES (PCAA) FLIGHT 3911 ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED TURBULENCE. THE FLIGHT WAS ENROUTE FROM HARRISBURG, PA (MDT) TO PITTSBURGH., PA (PIT) AT 14,000 FEET AND APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES EAST OF THE INDIAN HEAD VOR (IHD). THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT HIT HER HEAD AS A RESULT OF THE TURBULENCE DURING HER IN-FLIGHT SERVICES. SHE WAS MET AT PIT BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND TAKEN TO THE SEWICKLY HOSPITAL. SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 07-24-99. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TINA COHICK. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT. SEE ATTACHED COPY OF PILOT STATEMENT.

## Other reports on N830EX (3)

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

- [Incident 19960303007009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960303007009I), Mar 3, 1996: Dhav DHC8102 (N830EX), Binghamton, NY. Narrative: on March 3, 1996, at 1450 EST, a Dehavilland dhc 8-102, N830EX, flight 3574, operated by allegheny commuter airlines, during approach to runway 28…
- [Incident 19950701020799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701020799I), Jul 1, 1995: Dhav DHC8102 (N830EX), Syracuse, NY. Unsafe gear light on climbout. Returned. Uplock proximity sensor out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19950523014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950523014649I), May 23, 1995: Dhav DHC8102 (N830EX), Albany, NY. Hydraulic system failure en route. Used backup system. NR1 system returned to normal on ramp. Indicator a suspect.

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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