# Incident 20000607035079I: Swrngn SA227AT, Birmingham, AL, June 7, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2000, 22:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243DH-2025-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AT (registry code 3377510, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,605 total, 1,044 in this make and model, 249 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000607035079I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON LANDING ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NO STEERING, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT.  THE PILOT MANAGED TO GET THE AIRCRFT STOPPED JUST AS THE RIGHT PROPELLER  STRUCK THE RUNWAY SIGN.  THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER WERE DAMAGED, WAS WELL AS THE SIGN.

## Other reports on N243DH (3)

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

- [Incident 20210709023049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210709023049I), Jul 9, 2021: Fairchild SA227-AT (N243DH), San Juan, PR, Minor damage. AMF6911, after landing the nose gear collapsed causing damage to both engines resulting in a fuel leak. The runway was foamed as a precaution. Runway 10 is…
- [Incident 19891223063719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891223063719I), Dec 23, 1989: Swrngn SA227AT (N243DH), Pittsburgh, PA. Low oil pressure. Secured engine and landed. Found hard line on propeller governor broken.
- [Accident 19860701029939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860701029939A), Jul 1, 1986: Swrngn SA227AT (N243DH), Lincoln, NE, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway after descent below VASI. Main wheels struck hard runway surface lip. Pilot blames windshear.

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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