# Incident 19960925041009I: Namer SNJ5, Indianapolis, IN, September 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7055C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7055C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ5
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925041009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER BECAUSE IT SEEMED AS IF THE RIGHT BRAKE HAD LOCKED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. MAINTENANCE DID FIND THE TAILWHEEL STEERING BELLCRANK WAS BROKEN.

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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