# Accident 19850906043769A: Swrngn SA26AT, Columbia, SC, September 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1985, 13:45 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Owens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9896° N, 81.0003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9896&lon=-81.0003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18SE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,640 total, 5,847 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850906043769A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY SIDE INTO A DITCH WHEN NOSE STEERING WAS ACTIVATED AFTER FLYING IN ICE AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL85LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA270), Sep 6, 1985: Swearingen SA-26AT (N18SE), Columbia, SC, substantial damage

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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