What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1907 CDT northwest flight 1432, a normal passenger flight from msp to FAR was landing on runway 18. The crew had received several fault notices from the aircraft prior to landing and had reset the nose gear steering system a couple of times. On touch down the crew felt a slight vibration and the ATCT notified them they had fire around the nose gear. Emergency equipment was alerted and responded. The aircraft came to rest on the centerline of runway 18 about 1500 feet from the south end. Inspection revealed the aircraft had touched down with the nose gear turned 90 degrees to the right, resulting in both nose tires blown and the nose wheels ground down to the axles. All passengers and crew were deplaned with portable air-stairs without injury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1907 CDT NORTHWEST FLIGHT 1432, A NORMAL PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM MSP TO FAR WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. THE CREW HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL FAULT NOTICES FROM THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO LANDING AND HAD RESET THE NOSE GEAR STEERING SYSTEM A COUPLE OF TIMES. ON TOUCH DOWN THE CREW FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION AND THE ATCT NOTIFIED THEM THEY HAD FIRE AROUND THE NOSE GEAR. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS ALERTED AND RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 18 ABOUT 1500 FEET FROM THE SOUTH END. INSPECTION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE NOSE GEAR TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN BOTH NOSE TIRES BLOWN AND THE NOSE WHEELS GROUND DOWN TO THE AXLES. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE DEPLANED WITH PORTABLE AIR-STAIRS WITHOUT INJURY.
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