44.0453° N, 103.0574° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at RAPID CITY RGNL (RAP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 13, 1985 · 15:55 local
Place
Rapid City, SD
Airport
Rapid City
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WALA
Aircraft
N4503W
Reported as
Boeing 737247
People aboard
58
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,242 total5,795 in this make and model140 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.
Aircraft nose gear went off approach end of runway while turning around prior to takeoff. No damage.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WENT OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY WHILE TURNING AROUND PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. NO DAMAGE.