# Incident 19880208010349I: Swrngn SA226TC, Springfield, IL, February 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RAIX
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603AS-2012-08-22) (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: 2,750 total, 1,500 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/19880208010349I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. HIT A SNOWBANK AND RUNWAY LIGHT. NO MALFUNCTION OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM FOUND.

## Other reports on N603AS (1)

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

- [Incident 19850819061629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819061629I), Aug 19, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N603AS), Joplin, MO, Substantial damage. During descent for landing, aircraft was struck by lightning. Damage to propeller blade on right 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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