# Accident 19910404012049A: Beech 56TC, New Haven, CT, April 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1991, 16:35 local time
- Place: New Haven, CT
- Airport: Tweed-New Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2637° N, 72.8877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TWEED/NEW HAVEN (HVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2637&lon=-72.8877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7QG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7QG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 56TC (registry code 1152736, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-56tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 56TC
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1B4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,839 total, 973 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404012049A

## Narrative

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

VEERED TO LEFT ON LANDING ROLL. UNABLE TO CORRECT. STRUCK LIGHT AND SIGN OFF RUNWAY. STEERING ATTACH BOLTS FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA101), Apr 4, 1991: Beech 56TC (N7QG), New Haven, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM FAILED.

## Other reports on N7QG (2)

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

- [Incident 19860912059839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860912059839I), Sep 12, 1986: Beech 56TC (N7QG), Melbourne, FL. Due to failure of one approach to notify another ARTCC, aircraft climbed into pca without IFR separation.
- [Incident 19830608046759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608046759I), Jun 8, 1983: Beech 56TC (N7QG), Bangor, MA, Minor damage. Landed gear up.

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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