# Incident 19890620041929I: Swrngn SA226TC, Frankfort, KY, June 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1989, 18:55 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Airport: Capital City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 38.1817° N, 84.9068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (FFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1817&lon=-84.9068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255AM-2001-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620041929I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE PROBLEM. ABORTED TAKEOFF. BRAKE LOCKED. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. REPLACED TORQUE GAUGE.

## Other reports on N255AM (1)

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

- [Incident 19860218009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860218009459I), Feb 18, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N255AM), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. On takeoff right main outboard wheel separated the aircraft. Diverted for a safe landing.

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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