46.9206° N, 96.8157° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 18, 1996 · 07:10 local
Place
Fargo, ND
Airport
Hector International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MEJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5448M
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total5,000 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the PIC noted several snowbanks on taxiway delta as he cleared runway 35 at Fargo, ND however he thought that he could avoid them. The right prop struck the compacted snow drift causing a sudden stoppage of the right engine. The right prop was damaged as well as the housing for the fuel control unit on the right engine. Counseling was conducted with the PIC 12/20/96.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PIC NOTED SEVERAL SNOWBANKS ON TAXIWAY DELTA AS HE CLEARED RUNWAY 35 AT FARGO, ND HOWEVER HE THOUGHT THAT HE COULD AVOID THEM. THE RIGHT PROP STRUCK THE COMPACTED SNOW DRIFT CAUSING A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE RIGHT PROP WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FOR THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. COUNSELING WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE PIC 12/20/96.