33.3734° N, 104.5294° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 1, 1987 · 22:52 local
Place
Roswell, NM
Airport
Industrial Air Center
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CACA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N482SA
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total1,500 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The nosewheel steering locked during taxi and the aircraft propeller struck a taxi light.
As the FAA filed it
THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING LOCKED DURING TAXI AND THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT.