# Incident 20000503022389I: Swrngn SA226TC, Casper, WY, May 3, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2000, 18:58 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250AM-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000503022389I

## Narrative

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

(-23)FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL DURING TAXI. THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CONTROL WAS LISTED INOPERATIVE IN ACCORDANACE WITH THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST AS THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N250AM (3)

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

- [Incident 19911103053929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911103053929I), Nov 3, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N250AM), Kansas City, MO. Gear intransit light on after takeoff. Returned. Emergency gear valve in emergency pposition due to loose pin.
- [Incident 19880809047119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880809047119I), Aug 9, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N250AM), St Louis, MO. Right engine chip detector on during climb. Returned. Found few metal hairs from wear in of newly overhauled engine
- [Incident 19860428020829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860428020829I), Apr 28, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N250AM), St Louis, MO. Aborted takeoff due to dragging brakes. Brakes melted and tire blown. Cause undetermined.

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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