44.2726° N, 105.4989° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 1, 1981 · 21:38 local
Place
Gillette, WY
Airport
Gillette
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N857H
Reported as
Grumav G159
People aboard
21
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,400 total350 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Severe vibration and steering loss on landing. Stopped on runway. Steering arm failed. Previous shimmey problems.
As the FAA filed it
SEVERE VIBRATION AND STEERING LOSS ON LANDING. STOPPED ON RUNWAY. STEERING ARM FAILED. PREVIOUS SHIMMEY PROBLEMS.