Rockwell SABRELINER 65 N23BX

Summary

On 2 April 1982 at about 13:00 local time, a Rockwell SABRELINER 65 registered N23BX, operated by Bendix, Inc., was involved in an incident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 April 1982 at 13:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Detroit Metro (DTW)

Coordinates

42.3304, -83.0502

Aircraft

Rockwell SABRELINER 65

Registration

N23BX

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Bendix, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Detroit → Baltimore

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82IA112

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS STARTED AS THE PASSENGERS COMPLETED BOARDING. AFTER THE COPILOT SECURED THE CABIN DOOR AND TOOK HIS SEAT, THE PILOT RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AND CONTROL LOCK AND APPLIED POWER TO TAXI. WHEN A TURN WAS COMMANDED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING DID NOT RESPOND AND THE PILOT APPLIED NORMAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKING WITHOUT EFFECT ON THE AIRCRAFTS MOVEMENT. THE PILOT THEN ORDERED THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL ACROSS THE RAMP UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT. THE OPERATOR HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES DURING THE 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. HOWEVER, ALL EFFORTS TO DUPLICATE AND ISOLATE THE PROBLEMS HAD BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING POST INCIDENT REPAIRS, NUMEROUS LANDING GEAR SYSTEM COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT SURFACED AGAIN. NO REASON FOR THE ORIGINAL FAILURES WAS DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.