# Incident 19880424041289I: Amtrru DEFIANT, Rockford, IL, April 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1988, 11:03 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27EZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27EZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Steichen John P RUTAN/STEICHEN DEFIA (registry code 05690G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/steichen-john-p-rutan-steichen-defia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU DEFIANT
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880424041289I

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. NOSE GEAR FAILED DUE TO IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE SUPPORT STRUT.

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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