40.4758° N, 88.9699° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 29, 1989 · 13:30 local
Place
Bloomington-Nor, IL
Airport
Bloomington-Normal
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AMWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N251AM
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total1,050 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days
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.
No acceleration on takeoff. Aborted. Both brakes damaged from heat. Co pilot parking brake valve faulty.
As the FAA filed it
NO ACCELERATION ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. BOTH BRAKES DAMAGED FROM HEAT. CO PILOT PARKING BRAKE VALVE FAULTY.