# Incident 19781206022579I: Swrngn SA226AT, Kenner, LA, December 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1978, 08:45 local time
- Place: Kenner, LA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.0102° N, 90.2548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenner, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0102&lon=-90.2548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226AT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781206022579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY WITH NOSE WHEEL STEERING DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING. RAN OFF TAXIWAY. NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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