39.8017° N, 89.6437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 24, 1983 · 19:35 local
Place
Springfield, IL
Airport
Capital
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AILA
Aircraft
N596KC
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard
18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total650 in this make and model150 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 wheel steering failed to turn properly on turn off from runway. Steering collar was cracked.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED TO TURN PROPERLY ON TURN OFF FROM RUNWAY. STEERING COLLAR WAS CRACKED.