# Accident 20020108000109A: Swrngn SA227AT, Covington/Cinci, KY, January 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2002, 05:26 local time
- Place: Covington/Cinci, KY
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 39.0525° N, 84.6517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0525&lon=-84.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556UP-2025-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AT (registry code 8780610, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020108000109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING EASTBOUND ON CVG DELTA RAMP BETWEEN SPOT 2C AND SPOT 3 ON THE NORTH LINE BETWEEN CONCOURSE A AND B. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE RAMP ROAD THAT RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH NEAR THE WEST SIDE OF A CONCOURSE. THE PILOT OBSERVED A TUG CROSSING THE RAMP ROAD. THE TUG FAILED TO YIELD TO THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED WITH 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 NYC02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA047), Jan 8, 2002: Swearingen SA-227-AT (N556UP), Covington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the tug driver's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in his failure to see the airplane in time to prevent the collision.

## Other reports on N556UP (1)

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

- [Incident 19881213066149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881213066149I), Dec 13, 1988: Swrngn SA227AT (N556UP), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff on rotation because aircraft did not feel right. Veered left. Struck runway light no malfunction.

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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