# NTSB Incident MIA97IA050
> **Douglas DC8-62** · 1996-12-31 · ORLANDO, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97IA050
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07207
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1996-12-31
- **Location:** ORLANDO, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.419967, -81.29927
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Douglas
- **Model:** DC8-62
- **Registration:** N804AX
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the captain to center the rudder and close all engine throttles during an aborted takeoff resulting in an uncontrolled turn to the right due to nose wheel steering through the rudder pedals and asymmetric engine thrust. A factor in the incident was failure of operator maintenance personnel to properly service the nose landing gear strut resulting in an over extended strut and the flight crews loss of directional control to the left during takeoff requiring them to abort the takeoff.

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