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FAA incident report · EMB EMB-145LR · Madison, WI · July 30, 2007

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Date
July 30, 2007 · 22:00 local
Place
Madison, WI
Airport
Dane County Regional-Truax Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N908AE
Reported as
EMB EMB145LR
People aboard
33
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,984 total3,975 in this make and model258 in the last 90 days
N908AERegistered now · Embraer EMB-145LRS/N 14500897 · Built 2005Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145LREngine modelRolls-Royce AE3007 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On July 30, 2007, at 1000 CST, American eagle flight 683, an Emb-145, registration N908AE, landed at msn on runway 36. Landing was normal until nose gear touch down. Marks from the nose tires show two distinct tire tracks that begin an immediate turn to the left of the runway. The two nose tire tracks quickly merge into one, indicating the nose wheel had turned ninety degrees, leaving a single well defined skid mark from the center of the runway to the left edge. The single nose tire skid mark continued down the left side of runway 36 until the left side of the nose gear steering actuator contacted a runway sign, knocking the left side of the actuator off the nose gear assembly. The nose wheel tire marks indicate the nose wheel returned to a normal track immediately after impacting the runway sign and the aircraft tracked towards the center of the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage. All crew members and passengers were uninjured. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR, part 121, on a scheduled flight from dal to msn. Winds, reported by msn ATC, were calm at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 30, 2007, AT 1000 CST, AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 683, AN EMB-145, REGISTRATION N908AE, LANDED AT MSN ON RUNWAY 36. LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL NOSE GEAR TOUCH DOWN. MARKS FROM THE NOSE TIRES SHOW TWO DISTINCT TIRE TRACKS THAT BEGIN AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE TWO NOSE TIRE TRACKS QUICKLY MERGE INTO ONE, INDICATING THE NOSE WHEEL HAD TURNED NINETY DEGREES, LEAVING A SINGLE WELL DEFINED SKID MARK FROM THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT EDGE. THE SINGLE NOSE TIRE SKID MARK CONTINUED DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36 UNTIL THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR STEERING ACTUATOR CONTACTED A RUNWAY SIGN, KNOCKING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ACTUATOR OFF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE MARKS INDICATE THE NOSE WHEEL RETURNED TO A NORMAL TRACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACTING THE RUNWAY SIGN AND THE AIRCRAFT TRACKED TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ALL CREW MEMBERS AND PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR, PART 121, ON A SCHEDULED FLIGHT FROM DAL TO MSN. WINDS, REPORTED BY MSN ATC, WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.