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ERA21LA358

2021-09-13 · Abingdon, Virginia, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VJI

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The failure of a nosewheel steering actuator arm, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing rollout.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing rollout, as the nosewheel touched down, the airplane turned about 30° to the left. He applied right rudder; however, the airplane did not respond. As the airplane departed the runway into the wet grass, he applied the brakes, which “had little effect.” The airplane struck an embankment, nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the horizontal and vertical stabilizers. Examination of the airplane revealed that one of the nosewheel steering actuator arms was fractured. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Landing gear steering system-Failure

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_ERA21LA358.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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