# Incident 20010427007009I: Saab SF340A, Pittsburgh, PA, April 27, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2001, 08:20 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N148CQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT7TP*
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010427007009I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 4-27-01, CHQA FLIGHT 4258, A SF-340-A, N148CQ, DEPARTED RUNWAY 28R AT PIT AND RETURNED TO LAND WITH A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 LOCAL TIME. UPON LANDING, THE LEFT NOSE TIRE DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE AND SMASHED INTO A TAXIWAY SIGN.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT NOSE TIRE BEARING FAILED WHICH CAUSED FAILURE OF GEAR RETRACTION AND WHEEL SEPARATION UPON LANDING.  THE PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE NOT INJURED.  SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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