# Accident 19930116000399A: Swrngn SA226TB, John Day, OR, January 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1993, 08:45 local time
- Place: John Day, OR
- Airport: John Day State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4200° N, 118.9393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4200&lon=-118.9393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161RS-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226-T(B) (registry code 8780406, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226-t-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TB
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 88 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930116000399A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY SNOW AFTER LANDING ON UNPLOWED RUNWAY. EXITED RUNWAY,COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR IN MUD AND 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 SEA93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA053), Jan 16, 1993: Swearingen SA-226T(B) (N161RS), John Day, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS INCLUDE A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N161RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19900520021429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520021429A), May 20, 1990: Swrngn SA226TB (N161RS), Coeur D Alene, ID, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Lineman had disconnected power start when aircraft moved forward hit lineman and tug.

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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