# Incident 19970501013049I: Swrngn SA227AT, Ontario, CA, May 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1997, 18:40 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: Ontario International Airport
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 34.0560° N, 117.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONTARIO INTL (ONT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0560&lon=-117.6012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AT (registry code 8780610, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 total, 355 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970501013049I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 1, 1997, A SWEARINGEN MODEL SA227AF, N249DH OPERATED BY AMERIFLIGHT INC., EXITED THE RUNWAY ON TAKE OFF ROLL AT ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BECAUSE OF A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED NOR WAS THE PILOT STEVEN TODD HALEY INJURED. THE AFTER INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BAD NOSE WHEEL STEERING SWITCH, AND AMPLIFIER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BURBANK FOR REPAIR, AND A M OR D WAS SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N249DH (4)

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

- [Incident 19930121005229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930121005229I), Jan 21, 1993: Swrngn SA226AT (N249DH), Richmond, VA. First officer passed out on final approach. Landed safely. Pilot taken to local medical facility.
- [Incident 19901009059029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901009059029I), Oct 9, 1990: Swrngn SA227AT (N249DH), Omaha, NE. Unable to retract right main gear. Put gear back down and returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19890622039799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890622039799I), Jun 22, 1989: Swrngn SA227AT (N249DH), Pittsburgh, PA. Unusual noise after takeoff. Returned. Ground crew had left part of cargo net dangling out of forward compartment.
- [Incident 19870325029379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870325029379I), Mar 25, 1987: Swrngn SA227AT (N249DH), Detroit, MI. Aircraft veered at the start of the takeoff roll. Aborted.

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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