# Incident 19850516024509I: Lkheed VEGA1, Oklahoma City, OK, May 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5340° N, 97.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5340&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12288, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12288) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Detroit VEGA DL-1 (registry code 5261003, https://openairdocs.org/model/detroit-vega-dl-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B (registry code 51654, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED VEGA1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,005 total, 2 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850516024509I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ABORTED HIGH SPEED TAXI. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND SLID SIDEWAYS TIPPING ONTO LEFT WING.

## Other reports on N12288 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180323008049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180323008049I), Mar 23, 2018: Detroit VEGA DL-1 (N12288), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. During landing rollout the pilot was unable to maintain directional control of the aircraft due to high crosswind conditions. The aircraft left wingtip and…
- [Accident 19840308008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840308008319A), Mar 8, 1984: Lkheed VEGA1 (N12288), Yukon, OK, Substantial damage. Lost control of tail wheel aircraft during a practice landing. Ground looped. Overinflated main struts a factor.
- [Incident 19840204010149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840204010149I), Feb 4, 1984: Lkheed VEGA1 (N12288), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Lost control taxiing in a gusty surface wind. Left the taxiway. Nosed up as power was applied to return to taxiway.

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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