30.2672° N, 97.7431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 11, 1986 · 14:30 local
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Robert Mueller Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MACA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N933MC
Reported as
Doug DC981
People aboard
38
Fatal injuries
0
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 swiveled 180 degrees on landing. Found torque link pin was broken.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR SWIVELED 180 DEGREES ON LANDING. FOUND TORQUE LINK PIN WAS BROKEN.