# Incident 19890123005429I: Swrngn SA227AC, Seattle, WA, January 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1989, 13:45 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.4405° N, 122.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4405&lon=-122.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N386PH-2012-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89IA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890123005429I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN NOSE WHEEL MADE UNCOMMANDED RIGHT TURN. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO MUD. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 SEA89IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89IA042), Jan 23, 1989: Fairchild SA-227-AC (N386PH), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INOPERATIVE NOSEWHEEL STEERING DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE AIRCRAFT MANUALS.

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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