# Accident 19910623023149A: Swrngn SA227TT, Tupelo, MS, June 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1991, 17:22 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: Tupelo Municipal - C D Lemons
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 88.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-88.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13JV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227TT
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 704 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623023149A

## Narrative

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

HARD RIGHT TURN AS STEERING ACTIVATED ON LANDING. LEFT RUNWAY COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. STEERING IMPROPERLY REPAIRED.

## 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 MIA91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA167), Jun 23, 1991: Swearingen SA227-TT (N13JV), Tupelo, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR ARMING VALVE BY A MECHANIC WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE ACTUATOR AND ON GROUND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT DURING 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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