- Date
- March 20, 1982, 09:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N87YRockwell NA-265-80
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71090
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During taxi for takeoff, nosewheel steering was lost and the aircraft departed the taxiway and went down an embankment and into a drainage ditch causing minor damage. During the hydraulic system check-out, the hydraulic pump motor was found burnt out. The hydraulic pressure control switch would not open when the system pressure reached prescribed limits. Additionally, the hydraulic pump timing relay was found to be inoperative regardless of the length of time that d.c. power was applied.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87Y
- Reported as
- Rockwell NA-265-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 380-1
- Engine
- General Elect GE CF-700-2D2, 4,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- N L Industries, Inc
- Registered owner
- N L Industries, Inc
- Departed
- IAH · Houston, TX
- Destination
- New York, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- IAH · Houston Intercontinental
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,900 total · 38 in this make and model · 52 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 172 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH