# NTSB NYC91DHM01: Airnew Questair, N75A, Lincoln Park, NJ, July 10, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 10, 1991, 07:55 local (11:55 UTC)
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Location: 40.9238° N, 74.3042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln Park, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9238&lon=-74.3042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91DHM01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36758/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DHM01

## Probable cause

A FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK, WHICH CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - failure,partial (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - aborted
  - terrain condition - grass

## Analysis

JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 01, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.  HE APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  DURING AN ON SITE INSPECTION, THE FAA FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR FORK HAD FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N75A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRNEW, INC. QUESTAIR
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 15
- Airframe hours: 43
- Engines: CONTINENTAL I0-550G1B 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Geoffrey D. Wyler
- Registered owner: Airnew, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Unknown, February 21, 1991, 43 hours before
- Departed: LWM, LAWRENCE, MA
- Airport: NO7, Lincoln Park, runway 1, 2,982 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 389 total, 50 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TEB, 13 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19910710027029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910710027029I), Jul 10, 1991: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20, Lincoln Park, NJ, Minor damage. Not able to steer aircraft on rollout. Applied power for go around. Aircraft veered off runway. Nose gear collapsed

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.

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