# Incident 20001024018829I: Cessna 340A, Pittsburgh, PA, October 24, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2000, 14:55 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- 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: N340SF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,227 total, 677 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001024018829I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON OCTOBER 24 2000, A SAAB SF-340A REGISTERED AS N340SF, MADE AM EMERGNECY LANDING AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE AFTER TAKEOFF.  THE CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN POSITION.  ONLY TWO GREEN LIGHTS ANNUNCIATED.  THE CREW THEN ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE AND ACQUIRED ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND RETURNED TO PITTSBURGH.  THEY PULLED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WERE TOWED BACK TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REPLACED A BROKEN HYRAULIC SWIVEL FITTING ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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