# Incident 20010804019759I: Namer F51D, Chino, CA, August 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2001, 11:03 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5441V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5441V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51D (registry code 6402309, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series (registry code 49001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F51D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804019759I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S STATEMENT, THE TAIL WHEEL STEERING LOCK BECAME UNLATCHED DURING LANDING, ADVERSELY AFFECTING CONTROLLABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN INTO THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED ACROSS THE GRASS TO THE RAMP AREA.  THIS ACTION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT HELPED TO PREVENT A GROUND LOOP AND POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE TAIL WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED, ADJUSTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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