# Incident 19981112033719I: Swrngn SA227AC, Billings, MT, November 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1998
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60NE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981112033719I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/12/98 BIG SKY AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT NUMBER 1205, AIRCRAFT N60NE, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING DURING TAKE-OFF. THE CREW ABORTED TAKE-OFF AND RETURNED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ACTUATOR FAILED.

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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