# Incident 19881213066149I: Swrngn SA227AT, Grand Forks, ND, December 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1988, 20:15 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MEJA
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556UP-2025-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AT (registry code 8780610, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881213066149I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF ON ROTATION BECAUSE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. VEERED LEFT. STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT NO MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N556UP (1)

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

- [Accident 20020108000109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020108000109A), Jan 8, 2002: Swrngn SA227AT (N556UP), Covington/Cinci, KY, No damage. (-23) The aircraft was taxiing eastbound on cvg delta ramp between spot 2C and spot 3 on the north line between concourse a and b. the aircraft was approaching…

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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