Lockheed L-1329 JetStar crash, Nov 27, 1998, Austin-Rober...
Lockheed L-1329 JetStar accident on November 27, 1998 near Austin-Robert Mueller, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fatigue failure of...
- Date: November 27, 1998
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar
- Location: Austin-Robert Mueller, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fatigue failure of the nose gear steering actuator, linked to inadequate manufacturing procedure documentation.
A Banair-operated Lockheed JetStar landing at Austin-Robert Mueller veered hard right after its nose gear steering actuator failed. The jet skidded off the runway, struck a runway marker and collapsed the nose gear. The NTSB traced the failure to fatigue cracking in the steering actuator cylinder.