33.2206° N, 87.6114° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 25, 1982 · 15:20 local
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL
Airport
Tuscaloosa
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N903FB
Reported as
EMB EMB110P1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total550 in this make and model340 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.
Defect in nose steering caused aircraft to veer off runway on landing. Held nose wheel off to minimize damage.
As the FAA filed it
DEFECT IN NOSE STEERING CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING. HELD NOSE WHEEL OFF TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE.