# Incident 20031001027219I: Cessna 441, Pittsburgh, PA, October 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2003
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N835MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001027219I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT, PA, OCTOBER 1, 2003, AT 0810E, AIRCRAFT N835MA, A C441, LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AFTER REPORTING COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT MISTAKENLY TRANSMITTED THE "HIJACK" CODE ON THE TRANSPONDER WHILE INBOUND. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND SURROUNDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LED DISPLAY ON TRANSPONDER WAS INTERMITTENT CAUSING THE CREW TO ENTER CODE OF 7500, INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT CODE OF 7600. THE AIRCRAFT NUMBER TWO RADIO HAD FAILED IN ADDITION TO OTHER AVIONICS PROBLEMS; THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. 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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