# Incident 19970206008509I: Swrngn SA226TC, Del Rio, TX, February 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ATZA
- Location: 29.3730° N, 100.8819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3730&lon=-100.8819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62Z-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,788 total, 1,790 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206008509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE RAMP AREA THE FIRST OFFICER WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT'S POSITION ON THE AIRPORT DIAGRAM AND THE CAPTAIN WAS LOOKING FOR THE "FOLLOW ME" VEHICLE. THE CAPTAIN SPOTTED A VEHICLE WHICH HE ASSUMED TO BE THE "FOLLOW ME", BUT IT WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS THE CAPTAIN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE WRONG VEHICLE THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK SEVERAL TAXIWAY LIGHTS. AT LEAST ONE LIGHT WAS THEN THROWN INTO THE LEFT PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N62Z (4)

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

- [Incident 19861205078949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861205078949I), Dec 5, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N62Z), St Louis, MO. Engine oil pressure gauges read below limit. Pilot returned to field. Maintenance could not locate exact cause.
- [Incident 19850226013049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850226013049I), Feb 26, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N62Z), Maion, IL, Minor damage. Struck a flock of ducks while on approach for landing. Diverted and landed without incident.
- [Incident 19840708057979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840708057979I), Jul 8, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N62Z), Paducah, KY. Right engine oil pressure fluctuating climbout. Shut engine down and returned. Oil scavenger pump had failed.
- [Incident 19820330009559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820330009559I), Mar 30, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N62Z), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off runway on takeoff. Pilot unable to correct. Suspect nosewheel steering palm switch spring.

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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