# Incident 20010427007099I: Dorner DO328100, Pittsburgh, PA, April 27, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2001, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- 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: N457PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N457PS-2009-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier Luftfahrt 328-100 (registry code 2996100, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-luftfahrt-328-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119B (registry code 52133, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw119b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO328100
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010427007099I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 27, 2001, A DO-328-100, S/N 3028, REGISTERED AS N457PS AND BEING OPERATED AS VNAA FLIGHT 4022, HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT ON TAKE OFF FROM "PIT". THE TAKE OFF CONTINUED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO HOLDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES DUE TO A HIGH GROSS WEIGHT.  AFTER HOLDING TO BELOW LANDING WEIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO "PIT" AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANNED ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE TIRE DAMAGE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP.  THE LEFT HAND MAIN INBOARD TIRE WAS CHANGED PER MM32-00-00.  IN ADDITION,A HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN WHEEL WELL DUE TO A LOOSE B  NUT THAT WAS RE-TORQUED AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.  INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

## Other reports on N457PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20010611010319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010611010319I), Jun 11, 2001: Dorner DO328100 (N457PS), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)On June 11, 2001, a DO-328-100, s/n 3048, registered as N457PS and operated as vnaa flight #4076 departed pit when the crew received a cargo firered…

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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