# Incident 19940331028439I: Swrngn SA227AC, Orlando, FL, March 31, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1994, 09:10 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 28.5455° N, 81.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO EXEC (ORL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5455&lon=-81.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N459AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459AM-2005-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940331028439I

## Narrative

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

VEERED HARD RIGHT ON TAKEOFF AND LEFT RUNWAY AFTER ABORTING. NOSE GEAR STEERING FAILED. REPLACED STEERING MANIFOLD.

## Other reports on N459AM (3)

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

- [Incident 19980225012089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980225012089I), Feb 25, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), Beaumont Port A, TX. Narrative: nose wheel steering was being tested during taxi out and when left turn was tested system did not reengage when switch was released. The nose wheel…
- [Incident 19900722035409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900722035409I), Jul 22, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), Covington - Cin, OH. Left engine fire light indication while taxiing. No fire. Repaired a broken wire terminal on the fire detector.
- [Incident 19890221026219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890221026219I), Feb 21, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), South Bend, IN. Smoke in cabin on rollout. Stopped and evacuated. Found nozzle, exducer wheel seal of right cooling turbine worn.

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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