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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120 · Atlanta, GA · January 26, 1996

Date: January 26, 1996 · 16:50 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ASOA
Aircraft: N242AS
Reported as: EMB EMB120
People aboard: 31
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,475 total

N242ASRegistration cancelled Jun 13, 2003 · Embraer EMB-120RTS/N 120.069 · Built 1987 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120RT Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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: aircraft lost nosewheel steering 3 to 5 seconds after touchdown on runway 9R at Atlanta, GA. Directional control was maintained with differential braking until aircraft was almost stopped. Nosewheel then locked to left and nosewheel fell off edge of runway. Main gear remained on runway. Aircraft was not emergency evacuated and no aircraft damage was observed. Aircraft was inspected for side load landing and nosewheel steering potientiometer was replaced.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LOST NOSEWHEEL STEERING 3 TO 5 SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 9R AT ATLANTA, GA. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED WITH DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING UNTIL AIRCRAFT WAS ALMOST STOPPED. NOSEWHEEL THEN LOCKED TO LEFT AND NOSEWHEEL FELL OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY. MAIN GEAR REMAINED ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EMERGENCY EVACUATED AND NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR SIDE LOAD LANDING AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING POTIENTIOMETER WAS REPLACED.