20010220013879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Manassas, VA · February 20, 2001

Date: February 20, 2001 · 02:27 local
Place: Manassas, VA
Airport: Harry P Davis Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NSVA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N350BE
Reported as: Saab 340B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,139 total1,700 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) Colgan air flight number 8722 was on a maintenance reposition flight with the landing gear pinned down from Washington dulles (iad) to Manassas airport (hef). Touchdown was normal. The pilot went into reverse as the aircraft started to veer off centerline at approximately 15 degree angle. The pilot tried differential braking, nose wheel steering and was unable to keep the Saab 340 on the runway. The brakes, anti-skid, and nose wheel steering were tested by maintenance with no defects found. The tires and hubs were replaced and the aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) COLGAN AIR FLIGHT NUMBER 8722 WAS ON A MAINTENANCE REPOSITION FLIGHT WITH THE LANDING GEAR PINNED DOWN FROM WASHINGTON DULLES (IAD) TO MANASSAS AIRPORT (HEF). TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT WENT INTO REVERSE AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER OFF CENTERLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREE ANGLE. THE PILOT TRIED DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING, NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE SAAB 340 ON THE RUNWAY. THE BRAKES, ANTI-SKID, AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING WERE TESTED BY MAINTENANCE WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE TIRES AND HUBS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.