Airbus A-320-231 N628AW
16 February 1999 · Columbus, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 February 1999 at about 21:02 local time, a Airbus A-320-231 registered N628AW, operated by America West Airlines, was involved in an incident near Columbus, Ohio, United States. 31 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:02
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Port Columbus Intl Arpt (CMH)
- Coordinates
- 40.0090, -82.9207
- Aircraft
- Airbus A-320-231
- Registration
- N628AW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- America West Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newark → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC99IA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Probable cause
a failure of the external o-rings in the nose landing gear steering module.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
When the landing gear was lowered, the flight crew received landing gear control and interface unit (LGCIU) faults. A visual fly-by revealed the nose wheels were rotated 90 degrees from the desired direction for landing. A normal touchdown was made, after which, the captain commanded an emergency evacuation using the overwing exits. Examination of the airplane revealed the external 'O' rings in the steering control valve had extruded and by-passed pressurized hydraulic fluid to rotate the nose wheels. This event had occurred before, and the manufacturer had issued a service bulletin. The operator had not complied with the service bulletin, nor were they required to comply with it.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus A-320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1999 | Airbus A-320-232 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | America West Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1999 | Airbus A-320-231 | Beatty, Nevada, United States | America West Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1999 | Airbus A-320-231 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | America West Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1998 | Airbus A-320-212 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1998 | Airbus A-320-231 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Prime Air, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1997 | Airbus A-320-232 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1999 | Piper J-3 | Brookville, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 1999 | Cessna 210L | Medina, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Aug 1999 | Cessna 150 | Madison, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1999 | Cessna 182P | Port Clinton, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1999 | Cessna 421B | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | Hawkeye Charter Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1999 | Cessna 205 | Celina, Ohio, United States | Robert J. Tangeman | Fatal | 6 |