# Accident 19880816033469A: Swrngn SA226TC, Cleveland, OH, August 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1988, 07:57 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRTA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N322BA-1990-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,883 total, 1,744 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816033469A

## Narrative

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

PROP GOVERNOR CONTROL LINKAGE SEPARATED ON RIGHT ENGINE AT V1 ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. NO REVERSE THRUST RAN OFF RUNWAY

## 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 CHI88FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA205), Aug 16, 1988: Fairchild SA-226-TC (N322BA), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN'S LATE DECISION TO ABORT AFTER A PROPELLER LINKAGE FAILURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THE CO-PILOT'S FAILURE TO RELINQUISH ENGINE AND BRAKING AUTHORITY TO THE CAPTAIN RESULTING IN CONFUSION…

## Other reports on N322BA (2)

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

- [Incident 19851118073479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851118073479I), Nov 18, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N322BA), Columbia, MO. Deviated around weather without ATC authorization shortly after takeoff.
- [Incident 19850103001309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850103001309I), Jan 3, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N322BA), St Louis, MO. Experienced pitch up at cruise. Returned to airport. Stabilizer trim actuator replaced.

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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