# Incident 19980311011129I: Swrngn SA227AC, Tyler, TX, March 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1998, 19:40 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Airport: Tyler Pounds Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: X3RA
- Location: 32.3197° N, 95.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3197&lon=-95.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N730C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980311011129I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A/C LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK BY GOLF CART (LINE SERVICE) WHILE A/C TAXIED TO GATE. DAL FSDO INCIDENT.

## 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 FTW98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA149), Mar 12, 1998: Fairchild SA227-AC (N730C), Tyler, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the golf cart's driver to shutdown the engine and set the parking brake before exiting, which resulted in an unmanned runaway cart.

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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