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Date
July 17, 1988 · 13:42 local
Place
Asheville, NC
Airport
Asheville Regional
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N479E
Reported as
Amtrqk QUICKIE2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total6 in this make and model6 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.
Nose gear collapsed on landing and pilot lost directional control. Veered off runway and hit a runway light.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT.