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FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Springfield, IL · June 20, 1995

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Date
June 20, 1995 · 23:20 local
Place
Springfield, IL
Airport
Capital Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GLBA
Aircraft
N174GL
Reported as
Beech 1900C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: during roll-out, the nose wheel was shimmying severely. The captain kept the gear down during flight to Springfield, IL. Upon landing, it was inspected by company mechanics and found that a section of the retread had separated from one of the tires. It was towed to the hangar where a new tire was installed. There was no damage to the aircraft. On June 20, 1995, at 2210 CDT, a Beechcraft 1900C N174 gl, operated by great lakes inc., had just taken off from sterling/rock falls, IL enroute to galesburg, IL when the pilot, Mr. Norbert rock, felt a very severe nose wheel shimmy. The pilot informed rfd approach of the situation and also informed spencer, IA operations. He elected to keep the gear down and was directed to Springfield, IL. Upon landing, he shut down and was towed to the hangar to have the nose wheel tire that had separated replaced. There were no injuries to personnel onboard and there was one non-revenue passenger. The damage was limited to the nose wheel tire assembly.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING ROLL-OUT, THE NOSE WHEEL WAS SHIMMYING SEVERELY. THE CAPTAIN KEPT THE GEAR DOWN DURING FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD, IL. UPON LANDING, IT WAS INSPECTED BY COMPANY MECHANICS AND FOUND THAT A SECTION OF THE RETREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM ONE OF THE TIRES. IT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR WHERE A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ON JUNE 20, 1995, AT 2210 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT 1900C N174 GL, OPERATED BY GREAT LAKES INC., HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM STERLING/ROCK FALLS, IL ENROUTE TO GALESBURG, IL WHEN THE PILOT, MR. NORBERT ROCK, FELT A VERY SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. THE PILOT INFORMED RFD APPROACH OF THE SITUATION AND ALSO INFORMED SPENCER, IA OPERATIONS. HE ELECTED TO KEEP THE GEAR DOWN AND WAS DIRECTED TO SPRINGFIELD, IL. UPON LANDING, HE SHUT DOWN AND WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR TO HAVE THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE THAT HAD SEPARATED REPLACED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL ONBOARD AND THERE WAS ONE NON-REVENUE PASSENGER. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE ASSEMBLY.