# Incident 19890106006439I: Swrngn SA227AC, Ely, NV, January 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1989, 17:50 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Airport: Ely Airport - Yelland Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 39.2997° N, 114.8419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELY/YELLAND FLD (ELY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2997&lon=-114.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26902, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26902-1997-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,343 total, 2,093 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890106006439I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL STEERING PROBLEM AFTER LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

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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