- Date
- March 8, 1985, 18:43 local (Mar 9, 1985, 01:43 UTC)
- Place
- Hailey, ID
- Injuries
- 20 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3115UFairchild SA-227AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850308007959A
- Case key
- 40124
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Analysis
On ldg the experienced captn encountered a right drift on the dry rwy with negligible winds. Rudder/pwr/nosewheel steering inputs were insufficient to regain directional control. Right drift translated into a strong right swerve with continued application of full left nosewheel steering and simultaneous braking. Acft departed right side of rwy and nosewheel observed tracking straight into snow & no nosewheel skid marks observed. Testing revealed reduced nosewheel steering effectiveness with decreasing nose strut compression due to engagement of centering cam. Captn reported 'nose high' taxi attitude and 'pitch sensitive' flt. Captn/other plts reported difficulty achieving equal braking during conditions of large rudder pedal displacement. This condition is not addressed in plt/ops manuals. Check of brake/nosewheel steering systems revealed no mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3115U
- Reported as
- Fairchild SA-227AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AC589
- Airframe hours
- 904
- Engine
- Garrett TPE33111U611G, 1,000 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Horizon Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- General Electric Credit Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Destination
- SUN · Hailey, ID
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SUN · Friedman Memorial, runway 31, 6,600 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,900 total · 1,200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUN
FAA reports on this event · 1
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