# Accident 19930617019219A: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20, Baltimore, MD, June 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1993, 11:17 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1704° N, 76.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1704&lon=-76.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116CP-1995-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gritter Richard J QUESTAIR 20 (registry code 05618NR, https://openairdocs.org/model/gritter-richard-j-questair-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJG QUESTAIR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 460 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617019219A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN TIRE RUPTURED ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN.

## 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 NYC93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA116), Jun 17, 1993: Gritter Quest AIR 20 (N116CP), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN.

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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