Narrative:A de Havilland DHC-6-300, N776BF, collapsed the nose gear on landing at the Elko Municipal Airport, Nevada. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
Touchdown at Elko was slightly right of centerline and when the nose gear touched down, the aircraft started to veer to the left. Adding brakes on the right side had no result.
The airplane veered off the runway to the left and the nose gear collapsed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of maintenance personnel to correctly diagnose and correct a reoccurring nose gear steering problem, and the improperly tensioned nose wheel steering actuator cables which provided the pilot with an erroneous cockpit indication that the nose gear was centered when it was cocked. "
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 287 days (10 months) | Accident number: | LAX97LA250 | Download report: | Summary report
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Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» NTSB
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Distance from Reno/Tahoe International Airport, NV to Elko Airport, NV as the crow flies is 366 km (229 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.