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.
Narrative: crew aborted take off early in take off run and taxied back to gate. Visual inspection revealed nose wheel was 90 degrees to the left of centered position. Mesaba maintenance reported that steering line part #8963-3 was broken.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: CREW ABORTED TAKE OFF EARLY IN TAKE OFF RUN AND TAXIED BACK TO GATE. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED NOSE WHEEL WAS 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF CENTERED POSITION. MESABA MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT STEERING LINE PART #8963-3 WAS BROKEN.