# Incident 19850714040949I: Swrngn SA227AC, Portland, OR, July 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1985, 14:08 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N373PH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 430 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714040949I

## Narrative

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

ROLLED OFF SIDE OF TAXIWAY DUE TO LACK OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. PILOT HAD INADVERTENTLY BUMPED SWITCH TO OFF.

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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