# Accident 19920807055489A: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20, Baco Raton, FL, August 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1992, 19:35 local time
- Place: Baco Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7206° N, 80.1891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7206&lon=-80.1891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJG QUESTAIR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 61 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920807055489A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR STEERING FAILED DURING TAXI TO RAMP. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAMINATED BY AIR.

## 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 MIA92LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA161), Aug 7, 1992: Bacon Questair Venture LX (N95U), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE INSPECTION/SERVICE OF THE NOSE GEAR ACUATOR BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CAUSING THE CONTAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE.

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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