# Incident 19880525028959I: Swrngn SA226TC, Houston, TX, May 25, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1988, 19:33 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRTA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327BA-2005-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,614 total, 465 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525028959I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL FAIL LIGHT ON APPROACH. AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP UNCOMMANDED TURN OFF RUNWAY ON ROLLOUT. STEERING DEFECT.

## Other reports on N327BA (1)

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

- [Accident 19860924048909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860924048909A), Sep 24, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N327BA), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. The wheels retracted on rotation. Pilot aborted. Suspect the landing gear lever inadvertently bumped out of detent.

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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