# Incident 19971201042299I: Swrngn SA227*, El Paso, TX, December 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1997, 19:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: LVQF
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: XASBD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971201042299I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 1, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 MST, AEROLITORAL (LVQF) FLIGHT 2607 BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL. JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED V1, THE TIRES ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED. THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE. THE BRAKE AND RIM ASSEMBLY INCURRED SUFFICIENT DAMAGE TO CAUSE BRAKE PARTS TO FLY INTO THE PROPELLER WHICH KNOCKED THEM INTO THE FUSELAGE PENETRATING THE SKIN IN TWO PLACES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AFTER WHICH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER WERE REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO THE COMPANY MAINTENANCE BASE FOR REPAIRS. FILE CLOSED.

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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