# Accident 19910511021439A: Stbros SD360, Chicago, IL, May 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1991, 15:18 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715NC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65AR
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,758 total, 2,990 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511021439A

## Narrative

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

LOST NOSE WHEEL STEERING ON TURNOFF HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY. STRUCK LIGHT POLE. HYDRAULIC LINE WORN FRAYED HAD RUPTURED.

## 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 CHI91FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA152), May 11, 1991: Short Brothers SD3-60 (N715NC), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING HYDRAULIC LINE DURING AFTER LANDING GROUND OPERATIONS. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE INSPECTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT STANDARDS.

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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