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ATL85LA158

1985-05-11 · GREENVILLE, Alabama, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PRN

N477M has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BEECH C90, built 1987), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APCH FOR A FULL STOP, 3-POINT LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE & SHAKE LATERALLY. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY A TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY, BUT AT FIRST, HE DID NOT REALIZE WHAT CAUSED THE SHAKING. THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING, BUT IT WAS TOO SLOW FOR RUDDER EFFECTIVENSS, SO THE PLT USED DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING. THE ACFT THEN SWERVED OFF THE RWY & FLIPPED OVER. AN EXAM & DISASSEMBLY OF THE TAILWHEEL DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85LA158.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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