31.9973° N, 102.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 25, 1983 · 11:38 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9KG
Reported as
Gulstm 690B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total2,500 in this make and model100 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.
Nose gear collapsed on landing. Nose steering actuator bolts sheared. Jammed gear doors. Improper ground towing.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR BOLTS SHEARED. JAMMED GEAR DOORS. IMPROPER GROUND TOWING.