34.2257° N, 77.9447° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 5, 1985 · 13:28 local
Place
Wilmington, NC
Airport
New Hanover Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1223S
Reported as
Swrngn SA26AT
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 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.
Aborted takeoff due to nose wheel steering problem. Steering defective and clutches were replaced on overhaul.
As the FAA filed it
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO NOSE WHEEL STEERING PROBLEM. STEERING DEFECTIVE AND CLUTCHES WERE REPLACED ON OVERHAUL.