Swearingen SA-226T N70FC
28 February 2004 · Collegedale, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 February 2004 at about 20:40 local time, a Swearingen SA-226T registered N70FC, operated by William D. Fisher, was involved in an accident near Collegedale, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Collegedale, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Collegedale Municipal (3M3)
- Coordinates
- 35.0494, -85.0500
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-226T
- Registration
- N70FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- William D. Fisher
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Butler → Collegedale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL04LA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to the inadequate grounding of the nose wheel steering clutches, as a result of inadequate maintenance inspection by other maintenance personnel to ensure the nose wheel steering clutches were grounded. A related factor was the ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed on runway 03 and began slowing the airplane down. He applied brakes and started using the nose wheel tiller for steering. The airplane veered to the right and the pilot lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the right side of the runway, collided with a ditch, and the nose wheel collapsed. Examination of the flight control system, brakes, and reverse thrust revealed no anomalies. Examination of the nose wheel steering revealed the steering clutches were not grounded, and the grounding stud for the clutches were loose. The nut was screwed on the screw about 3 turns. Pressure was applied to wire number 717-16N and a ground was obtained. When the pressure was released no ground was obtained. The left side console wiring was required to have been inspected during the last Letter Check, " B" Inspection on December 17, 2002. No work sheets for the inspection were located. Review of the logbooks revealed no maintenance had been performed in this area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA-226T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2004 | Swearingen SA-226T | Rifle, Colorado, United States | Robert A. Sandberg | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2005 | Swearingen SA-226T | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | Dominick Alfieri | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2003 | Swearingen SA-226T | Goodnews, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2002 | Swearingen SA-226T | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2007 | Swearingen SA-226T | McCall, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2007 | Swearingen SA-226T | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2004 | Taylorcraft DC-65 | Savannah, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2004 | Beechcraft A23 | Columbia, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2004 | Sidney FREEBIRD | Lexington, Tennessee, United States | Marvin G. Ison | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 2004 | Beechcraft 200 | Millington, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2004 | Boeing MD-11 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2004 | Glassic Composites SQ-2000 XL | Dayton, Tennessee, United States | Stanley Keith Montgomery | No injuries | - |