19881229068989I

Incident

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227-AC · Helena, MT · December 29, 1988

Date
December 29, 1988 · 10:10 local
Place
Helena, MT
Airport
Helena Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QXEA
Aircraft
N31168
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Nosewheel made sharp turn on takeoff roll. Veered off runway onto frozen terrain. Returned to ramp. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

NOSEWHEEL MADE SHARP TURN ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY ONTO FROZEN TERRAIN. RETURNED TO RAMP. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Other reports on N31168 · 1

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