# Incident 19950227035419I: Swrngn SA227AC, Austin, TX, February 27, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1995, 08:05 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWHA
- Location: 30.3008° N, 97.6909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3008&lon=-97.6909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95IA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95IA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950227035419I

## Narrative

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

POPPING SOUND ON LANDING FLARE. RUDDER DEFLECTED. CROSS CONTROL KEPT ALIGNMENT. IMPROPER ROUTING BROKE RUDDER CABLE

## 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 FTW95IA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95IA124), Feb 27, 1995: Fairchild SA227-AC (N369AE), Austin, TX, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MISROUTED RUDDER CONTROL CABLE DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION DURING SCHEDULED REPLACEMENT TO COMPLY WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.

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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