NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN82DA033
Registry · N5314A
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC S-60A
Year of manufacture
2002
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20020228
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6B709
Registrant of record
BROOKSIDE BALLOONING LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING LANDING, THE NOSEWHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE PLANE CONTINUED OFF THE END AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, THEN NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED IN PART THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN PAST THE NUMBERS SOME 100 FT AND HAD NO LEFT BRAKE. WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY HE STARTED TO GO-AROUND, BUT THEN THE SHAKING BECAME SO BAD THAT HE ABORTED THE GO-AROUND. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE SAW THE PLANE ON A STEEP FINAL APPROACH, BUT OBSERVED NO FLARE-OUT. HE REPORTED THAT THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN NEAR MID-FIELD IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE, BUT DID NOT BOUNCE. THE PASSENGER INDICATED THAT THE PLANE LANDED WITH NO FLAPS ABOUT 1/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH AND THE NOSEWHEEL DID NOT SHIMMY UNTIL THE TIRES SQUEALED FROM HEAVY BRAKING. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKES REVEALED NO PRE-CRASH MALFUNCTIONS. THE NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY DAMPER WAS FOUND BROKEN FROM THE NOSE STRUT WITH EVIDENCE OF GROUND IMPACT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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- NASA NTRS 2020 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Evaluation Issues for a Flight Deck Interface; CAST SE-210 Output 2: Report 4 of 6
This report is part of a series of reports that addresses flight deck design and evaluation, written as a response to loss of control accidents.
- NASA NTRS 2025 · Conference Paper
A Training Study to Improve Monitoring During A Go-Around
As part of an FAA program to improve go-around (GA) safety, we were asked to determine if we could improve the performance of the Pilot Monitoring (PM) during a GA maneuver.
- Flight Safety Foundation 2024 · FSF / AeroSafety World
Go-Around Safety Forum Findings
Foundation Go-Around Safety Forum technical findings — examines why pilots fail to execute go-arounds when criteria are met (stabilized approach gate not met, energy state out of envelope, traffic con…
- Semantic Scholar 2022 · Article (Journal of Safety Research)
Go-around accidents and general aviation safety.
INTRODUCTION Changes in General Aviation (GA) accident rates, specifically in the go-around phase, are examined by comparing the number of accidents, the proportion of fatal accidents, and the proport…
- Semantic Scholar 2021 · Article (Aerospace)
Classification and Analysis of Go-Arounds in Commercial Aviation Using ADS-B Data
Go-arounds are a necessary aspect of commercial aviation and are conducted after a landing attempt has been aborted. It is necessary to conduct go-arounds in the safest possible manner, as go-arounds …
- NASA NTRS 2021 · Accepted Manuscript (Version with final changes)
Go-Around Criteria Refinement for Transport Category Aircraft
Presently, airline pilots are trained to go around if, when lower than 500 ft above the ground, they are outside of a handful of parameters such as airspeed, position, and rate of descent.
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