# Incident 19811201089679I: Grumav G159, Gillette, WY, December 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1981, 21:38 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N857H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G159
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 350 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201089679I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION AND STEERING LOSS ON LANDING. STOPPED ON RUNWAY. STEERING ARM FAILED. PREVIOUS SHIMMEY PROBLEMS.

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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