# Incident 19980501019909I: Swrngn SA227AC, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1998, 07:00 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: LNXA
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61NE-2012-12-19) (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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980501019909I

## Narrative

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

EXITED LEFT OFF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO NOSE GEAR STEERING MALFUNCTION. TAXIED T OGATE AND EVACUATED PASSENGERS.

## Other reports on N61NE (2)

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

- [Incident 20020521011559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020521011559I), May 21, 2002: Swrngn SA227AC (N61NE), Miami, FL. (-23) Pilot reported that after shutting down of the engines, the first officer exited the aircraft to rotate the engines propeller for heat dissipation (which…
- [Incident 19930211006799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930211006799I), Feb 11, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N61NE), New York, NY, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while being marshalled into gate. Had no wing walker.

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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