Regulations and Government
Nosewheel Steering Failure Leads To Runway Excursion
A Global 6000 experienced a runway excursion following a nosewheel steering failure and “inadvertent application of right braking” while landing.

A Bombardier Global 6000 operated by VistaJet experienced a runway excursion following a nosewheel steering (NWS) failure and “inadvertent application of right braking” while landing at Liverpool Airport on Dec. 11, 2019, according to a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch report issued today. As a result of a fault, the NWS went into free caster shortly after touchdown, the report notes. During the landing roll, directional control was lost and the aircraft—registered as 9H-VJM—departed the runway surface onto the grass, causing no damage.