# Accident 20140419005799A: Rockwell International 114, Sturgis, MI, April 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sturgis, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8133° N, 85.4389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8133&lon=-85.4389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4890W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4890W-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140419005799A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT WENT OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR BENT, APPROX FOUR FEET OF RIGHT WING IS BENT UP, FIREWALL IS ALSO BENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

ON 04/30/2014 AN INSPECTION REVILED THAT A NOSE GEAR STEERING PULLEY PART NUMBER 40102-1 ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS CRACKED AND HAD BOUND THE STEERING CABLE IN THE CRACKED AREA HOLDING THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE LEFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA210), Apr 19, 2014: Rockwell International 114 (N4890W), Sturgis, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A cracked nose landing gear pulley, which resulted in the binding of the nosewheel steering system.

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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