42.4319° N, 123.3332° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants Pass, OR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 17, 1992 · 09:15 local
Place
Grants Pass, OR
Airport
Josephine County/Grants Pass
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N579Y
Reported as
Amtrnc 235LANCAIR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total46 in this make and model15 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 began to shimmy violently. Nose gear separated from aircraft. May have shimmy problem with gear design.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY. NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. MAY HAVE SHIMMY PROBLEM WITH GEAR DESIGN.