# Incident 20050608012329I: Saab SF340A, Washington, DC, June 8, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2005, 21:05 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Location: 38.9444° N, 77.4558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9444&lon=-77.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SZ-2013-08-07) (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
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05IA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050608012329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS UNABLE TO BE LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. UPON LANDING RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO DEPART RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC05IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05IA093), Jun 9, 2005: Saab-Scania 340A (N40SZ), Dulles, VA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Failure of the right main landing gear to extend and lock for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing during touchdown.

## Other reports on N40SZ (2)

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

- [Incident 20040102000169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040102000169I), Jan 2, 2004: Saab SF340A (N40SZ), Akron, OH. (-23) Flight 4632 started taxiing to the active runway. The crew made a request to return to the ramp. Once they had turned around they advised ground control…
- [Incident 20020927026899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020927026899I), Sep 27, 2002: Saab SF340A (N40SZ), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On September 27, 2002, shuttle america flight #4565 returned to pit due to a precautionary right engine shutdown. The engine shutdown was due to a…

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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