# Accident 19890210003489A: Swrngn SA226TC, Saint George, UT, February 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1989, 17:25 local time
- Place: Saint George, UT
- Airport: Saint George Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 37.1804° N, 113.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1804&lon=-113.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1010Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1010Z-1990-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,282 total, 1,825 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890210003489A

## Narrative

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

UNCOMMANDED TURN ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. LEFT RUNWAY HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT. IMPROPER REPAIR STEERING SELENOID.

## 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 DEN89FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA076), Feb 11, 1989: Swearingen SA226TC (N1010Z), Saint George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: MALFUNCTION OF THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING SYSTEM DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING POPPET VALVE & INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS.

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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