- Date
- June 5, 1988, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N259MCDornier 228-201
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19880605017769A
- Case key
- 13945
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The capt was completing the checklist drg pax loading & the f/o secured the door & came fwd. The capt started the #2 eng& bgn single eng taxi while atmtg a rgt turn to stay clr of a parked dornier (N264MC). As N259MC bgn rolling fwd, the capt noted the nosewheel steering (NWS) was inop. He applied normal braking, but got no response & N259MC bgn a left turn. The capt switched the hydr pump fm 'normal' to 'man on' (manual); however, bfr hyd pres was built up by battery pwr, N259MC collided with N264MC. An inv revealed the #2 generator (gen) was not connected to the gen bus. No part malfunction/failure was fnd drg checks of the acft systems. The NWS & normal brakes were electro-hydraulically actuated.w/o generator pwr, the hyd sys, NWS & normal brakes would not have been operating with the hyd sw in the 'normal' psn. An emerg (parking) brake was available, but it was not used. The training program, opn manual & dornier 228-series pilot operating handbook did not address single-eng ground opn or the effects of an interruption in generator pwr.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N259MC
- Reported as
- Dornier 228-201
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8118
- Airframe hours
- 2,007
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331-5, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Manufacturer'S Hanover Trust
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 22, 1988 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- MDW
- Destination
- SPI · Springfield, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MDW · Midway
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,300 total · 300 in this make and model · 2,800 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MDW, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.