# Accident 19970822025939A: Swrngn SA227AC, Anchorage, AK, August 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1997, 00:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MEJA
- Location: 61.1598° N, 149.9905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1598&lon=-149.9905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27188 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 900 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970822025939A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF WAS STRUCK BY A SERVICE TUG. RIGHT WING DAMAGED. CONTRIBUTING WAS POOR BRAKING WET RAMP.

## 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 ANC97LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA127), Aug 22, 1997: Fairchild SA227-AC (N27188), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the baggage tug driver's disregard for wet taxiway/ramp conditions, which resulted in his inability to avoid a taxiing airplane as he came around the end of a concourse building. Darkness, rain, and…

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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