19991001032849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Columbus, OH · October 1, 1999

Date
October 1, 1999 · 10:10 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Port Columbus International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CHQA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N123CQ
Reported as
Saab SF340A
Pilot’s flight hours
4,595 total1,752 in this make and model238 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft arrived at Port Columbus airport (cmh) from pittsburgh (pit). When the main wheels touched down upon landing the aircraft experienced an uncommanded pitch rotation to a high nose up attitude. During this pitch up rotation the tail of the aircraft dragged the ground. The pitch up rotation occurred for a period of 3 to 4 seconds after which the nose rotated back to the ground. Both pilots held the control column full forward during taxi to the gate. The flight crew had no indication that the tail came in contact with the ground. A ramp agent at cmh witnessed the incident and told the crew upon deplanning passengers. Ramp agent made the comment that the rear baggage compartment appeared to be overloaded.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT PORT COLUMBUS AIRPORT (CMH) FROM PITTSBURGH (PIT). WHEN THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED PITCH ROTATION TO A HIGH NOSE UP ATTITUDE. DURING THIS PITCH UP ROTATION THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT DRAGGED THE GROUND. THE PITCH UP ROTATION OCCURRED FOR A PERIOD OF 3 TO 4 SECONDS AFTER WHICH THE NOSE ROTATED BACK TO THE GROUND. BOTH PILOTS HELD THE CONTROL COLUMN FULL FORWARD DURING TAXI TO THE GATE. THE FLIGHT CREW HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE TAIL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. A RAMP AGENT AT CMH WITNESSED THE INCIDENT AND TOLD THE CREW UPON DEPLANNING PASSENGERS. RAMP AGENT MADE THE COMMENT THAT THE REAR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT APPEARED TO BE OVERLOADED.