# Accident 19911201060279A: Swrngn SA227AC, Missoula, MT, December 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1991, 18:55 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 46.8505° N, 113.9899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8505&lon=-113.9899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26932 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911201060279A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF CENTER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. SLID OFF RUNWAY STRIKING LIGHTS.LIGHT CROSSWIND.BRAKING FAIR TO POOR ON SNOW

## 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 SEA92LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA025), Dec 2, 1991: Swearingen SA-227-AC (N26932), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS INCLUDE A DRAGGING BRAKE.

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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