40.5936° N, 75.4784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 22, 1991 · 19:40 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BRIA
Aircraft
N18809
Reported as
Aerosp ATR42320
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,700 total500 in this make and model65 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. Made an uncommanded left turn off runway. Replaced steering solenoid valve.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. MADE AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN OFF RUNWAY. REPLACED STEERING SOLENOID VALVE.