# Incident 19980225012089I: Swrngn SA227AC, Beaumont Port A, TX, February 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1998, 07:10 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port A, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EQGA
- Aircraft: N459AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459AM-2005-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 240 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980225012089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS BEING TESTED DURING TAXI OUT AND WHEN LEFT TURN WAS TESTED SYSTEM DID NOT REENGAGE WHEN SWITCH WAS RELEASED. THE NOSE WHEEL AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS LEFT THE TAXIWAY WITH THE MAINS BURIED IN THE MUD. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED TO A LOCAL MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND CLEANED AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY RAN A TEST ON THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND IT WAS FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. ALTHOUGH THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY THAT CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE MISHAP WAS NOT TRAINED BY THE CARRIER AND NOT FAMILIAR WITH THEIR OPERATIONS THEY DID ENTER THE RESULTS OF THE CHECK IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGS. THE AIRCRAFT LATER DEPARTED BPT FOR AUS. NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE FLIGHT WHEN IT DEPARTED FOR AUS. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE CARRIERS' POI/PMI.

## Other reports on N459AM (3)

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

- [Incident 19940331028439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940331028439I), Mar 31, 1994: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), Orlando, FL. Veered hard right on takeoff and left runway after aborting. Nose gear steering failed. Replaced steering manifold.
- [Incident 19900722035409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900722035409I), Jul 22, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), Covington - Cin, OH. Left engine fire light indication while taxiing. No fire. Repaired a broken wire terminal on the fire detector.
- [Incident 19890221026219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890221026219I), Feb 21, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), South Bend, IN. Smoke in cabin on rollout. Stopped and evacuated. Found nozzle, exducer wheel seal of right cooling turbine worn.

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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