# Incident 19890504020439I: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Reno, NV, May 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1989, 10:06 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DATA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30GA-1995-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC7SERIES3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504020439I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON ROLLOUT. GEAR FORK BROKE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. NOSE IMPACTED RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N30GA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950901027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950901027909A), Sep 1, 1995: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N30GA), Farewell, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a ridge line on climbout from airport. AIRMET for mountain obscured in area. Ice on aircraft at departure.
- [Accident 19880624027279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880624027279A), Jun 24, 1988: Stbros SC73 (N30GA), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Nose gear fork broke off on landing as a result of prior fatigue cracks in the casting.

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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