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Event LAX84IA119

1983-12-29 OAKLAND, California, United States Airport · OAK None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A STRONG SHIMMY & VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO DEEP RUTS IN THE SNOW. AFTER LANDINGON DECELERATION THE VIBRATION BECAME SO SEVERE THAT THE PLT STOPPED ON THE RWY CENTERLINE & ORDERED AN EVACUATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR TOWING & STEERING CONNECTING LINK WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE NOSE STEERING COLLAR WITH THE STEERING QUICK RELEASE PIN INSTALLED IN THE DISCONNECTED LINK PREVENTING CONTINUITY BETWEEN COCKPIT STEERING & THE NOSE WHEELS WHICH WERE ALLOWED FREE PLAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX84IA119.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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What the literature says.

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