# Incident 19810509035219I: Swrngn SA226TC, Killeen, TX, May 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1981, 12:45 local time
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Airport: Killeen
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1171° N, 97.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Killeen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1171&lon=-97.7278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86RA-1999-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 450 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509035219I

## Narrative

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

ZD LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. STEER CONTROL WIRE 712B22 BROKE AT SPLICE. INTERMITTENT CONTACT.

## Other reports on N86RA (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19821108066009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108066009I), Nov 8, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N86RA), Dallas Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear jammed partly extended, collapsed on landing. Nose gear actuator hose too long. Jammed nose gear.
- [Incident 19800208030409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208030409I), Feb 8, 1980: Swrngn SA226TC (N86RA), Blue Ridge, TX, Minor damage. Pilot declared emergency due to a lightning strike. Aircraft sustained minor damage.
- [Incident 19800131020449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800131020449I), Jan 31, 1980: Swrngn SA226TC (N86RA), Killeen, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend. Nose tires wedged betwen left & right wheel well bulkhead.
- [Incident 19790819031989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819031989I), Aug 19, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N86RA), Hot Springs, AR, Minor damage. Swerved and ran off runway on landing. Tires blew. Brakes believed locked on touchdown.

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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