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: incident occurred at approximately 2254Z (1454 PDT). On or slightly after touchdown, the captain noticed a strong vibration. He used rudder and nose steering to keep the aircraft straight and on the runway. He stopped aircraft on a high speed exit. The first officer noticed smoke on the right side of the aircraft. Passengers evacuated uneventfully through the main cabin entry door. No emergency equipment activated. Investigation revealed a broken lower torque arm on the right main gear. Indications are that the right main tires blew subsequent to the lower torque arm breakage. No NMAC report or pilot deviation report filed. This report and investigation are closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 2254Z (1454 PDT). ON OR SLIGHTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED A STRONG VIBRATION. HE USED RUDDER AND NOSE STEERING TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AND ON THE RUNWAY. HE STOPPED AIRCRAFT ON A HIGH SPEED EXIT. THE FIRST OFFICER NOTICED SMOKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PASSENGERS EVACUATED UNEVENTFULLY THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR. NO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ACTIVATED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN LOWER TORQUE ARM ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRES BLEW SUBSEQUENT TO THE LOWER TORQUE ARM BREAKAGE. NO NMAC REPORT OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FILED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.
Other reports on N498US · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.