# Incident 19860428020829I: Swrngn SA226TC, St Louis, MO, April 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1986, 08:50 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250AM-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 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/19860428020829I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO DRAGGING BRAKES. BRAKES MELTED AND TIRE BLOWN. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N250AM (3)

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

- [Incident 20000503022389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000503022389I), May 3, 2000: Swrngn SA226TC (N250AM), Casper, WY, Minor damage. (-23)Failure of the right main gear brake assembly caused the pilot to lose steering control during taxi. The nose wheel steering control was listed…
- [Incident 19911103053929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911103053929I), Nov 3, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N250AM), Kansas City, MO. Gear intransit light on after takeoff. Returned. Emergency gear valve in emergency pposition due to loose pin.
- [Incident 19880809047119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880809047119I), Aug 9, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N250AM), St Louis, MO. Right engine chip detector on during climb. Returned. Found few metal hairs from wear in of newly overhauled engine

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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