# Accident 20040201003099A: Saab SF340A, Pittsburgh, PA, February 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2004, 17:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Location: 40.4967° N, 80.2328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4967&lon=-80.2328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158SD-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SF340A (registry code 7860100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040201003099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2004, AT 1700 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A SAAB 340A, N158SD, OPERATED BY SHUTTLE AMERICA INC. (UHLA), AS US AIRWAYS EXPRESS FLIGHT #4593, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY A PSA AIRLINE (VNAA) BAGGAGE CART WHILE PARKED AT GATE E11 AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT), PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA AIRPORT. THE BAGGAGE CART HAD BROKEN FREE WHILE UNDER TOW BY A TUG DUE TO A BROKEN E-HITCH PIN. THE BAGGAGE CART STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LEFT AFT SIDE TO THE REAR OF THE CARGO DOOR. THE TWO FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS, ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND NINETEEN PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS DESTINED FOR TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TOL), TOLEDO, OHIO. THE SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA063), Feb 1, 2004: Saab-Scania 340A (N158SD), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the baggage cart E-hitch pin, which resulted in the baggage cart separating from its tug, and subsequently impacting a parked airplane.

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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