# Accident 20010828024709A: Swrngn SA226T, Chicago/West Ch, IL, August 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2001, 17:20 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8807° N, 88.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8807&lon=-88.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104BR-2002-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010828024709A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 28, 2001, AT 1720 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SWEARINGEN SA-226T, N104BR, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON RUNWAY 1L (6,700 FEET BY 100 FEET GROOVED CONCRETE) AT THE DUPAGE AIRPORT, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE TO THE SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. (-23) DURING DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 1L AT THE DUPAGE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY (WEST/NORTHWEST). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT 60 KNOTS HE SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT STEERING SYSTEM. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI01LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA302), Aug 28, 2001: Swearingen SA226-T (N104BR), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the checklist not followed and the directional control not maintained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the left propeller’s start locks being engaged.

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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