39.7357° N, 75.5321° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 18, 1987 · 11:40 local
Place
Wilmington, DE
Airport
Greater Wilmington-New Castle
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2390V
Reported as
Amtrqk QUICKIE2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total1 in this make and model15 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.
Lost directional control on rollout in crosswind. Pilot claimed steerable control wheel malfunctioned.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT IN CROSSWIND. PILOT CLAIMED STEERABLE CONTROL WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED.