# Incident 19900922048989I: Swrngn SA227AC, Raleigh-Durham, NC, September 22, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1990, 14:46 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 35.8308° N, 78.8307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8308&lon=-78.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619AV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90IA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922048989I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION OF RUDDER PEDALS INFLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR ROD SHEARED.

## 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 ATL90IA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA177), Sep 22, 1990: Fairchild SA 227 (N619AV), Morrisville, NC, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE RUDDER TRIM CONTROL ROD END.

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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