What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: nose wheel steering was being tested during taxi out and when left turn was tested system did not reengage when switch was released. The nose wheel and both main wheels left the taxiway with the mains buried in the mud. There were two passengers on board and no injuries. The aircraft was recovered to a local maintenance facility and cleaned and no damage was found. The maintenance facility ran a test on the nose wheel steering and it was found to operate normally. Although the maintenance facility that checked the aircraft after the mishap was not trained by the carrier and not familiar with their operations they did enter the results of the check in the aircraft logs. The aircraft later departed bpt for aus. No passengers onboard the flight when it departed for aus. This incident has been referred to the carriers' poi/pmi.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS BEING TESTED DURING TAXI OUT AND WHEN LEFT TURN WAS TESTED SYSTEM DID NOT REENGAGE WHEN SWITCH WAS RELEASED. THE NOSE WHEEL AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS LEFT THE TAXIWAY WITH THE MAINS BURIED IN THE MUD. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED TO A LOCAL MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND CLEANED AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY RAN A TEST ON THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND IT WAS FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. ALTHOUGH THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY THAT CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE MISHAP WAS NOT TRAINED BY THE CARRIER AND NOT FAMILIAR WITH THEIR OPERATIONS THEY DID ENTER THE RESULTS OF THE CHECK IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGS. THE AIRCRAFT LATER DEPARTED BPT FOR AUS. NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE FLIGHT WHEN IT DEPARTED FOR AUS. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE CARRIERS' POI/PMI.
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