39.7357° N, 75.5321° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 22, 1982 · 10:45 local
Place
Wilmington, DE
Airport
Greater Wilmingto
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N25RE
Reported as
Israel 1124
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE731*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total400 in this make and model20 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.
Near start of takeoff, aircraft veered off runway. Nosewheel steering binding from failed strut collar bearings.
As the FAA filed it
NEAR START OF TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NOSEWHEEL STEERING BINDING FROM FAILED STRUT COLLAR BEARINGS.