20020929028309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA227-AC · Hawthorne, CA · September 29, 2002

Date: September 29, 2002 · 09:13 local
Place: Hawthorne, CA
Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: C9UA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N343AE
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02FA300
Reported as: Swrngn SA227AC
Fatal injuries: 0

N343AERegistration cancelled May 8, 2015 · Swearingen SA227-ACS/N AC-554 · Built 1983 Airframe modelSwearingen SA227-AC Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Investigation of the accident scene and aircraft revealed that the aircraft veered left after nose wheel steering was disengaged. The left engine propeller was found to be on the start lock at the time of impact. The right engine propeller was not on the start locks and appeared to be in reverse pitch which is consistent with the position of the cockpit controls. The nose wheel steering actuator was found with the right hydraulic line separated from the end cap. This was determined to be caused by contact with the actuator piston which overtravelled when the nose gear impacted a runway sign after the aircraft left the runway surface. Maintenance records show no previous or current discrepencies for the propellers or any component in the directional control system. (-23 amendment) after further investigation, a conclusion cannot be made, that the left engine propeller was on the start lock when takeoff was commenced, or that a nose wheel steering malfunction was not present.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AFTER NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS DISENGAGED. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS FOUND TO BE ON THE START LOCK AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS NOT ON THE START LOCKS AND APPEARED TO BE IN REVERSE PITCH WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE POSITION OF THE COCKPIT CONTROLS. THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ACTUATOR WAS FOUND WITH THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC LINE SEPARATED FROM THE END CAP. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH THE ACTUATOR PISTON WHICH OVERTRAVELLED WHEN THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A RUNWAY SIGN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY SURFACE. MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOW NO PREVIOUS OR CURRENT DISCREPENCIES FOR THE PROPELLERS OR ANY COMPONENT IN THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM. (-23 AMENDMENT) AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A CONCLUSION CANNOT BE MADE, THAT THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS ON THE START LOCK WHEN TAKEOFF WAS COMMENCED, OR THAT A NOSE WHEEL STEERING MALFUNCTION WAS NOT PRESENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX02FA300Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportHawthorne, CAThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during the rejected takeoff. The loss of directional control was caused by the crew's failure to follow prescribed pretakeoff and takeoff checklist procedures to ensure the both propellers were…Sep 29, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N343AE · 2

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

Incident 19950216004269IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hot Springs, ARNarrative: history of flight: on February 16, 1995, at 1402 CST, a fairchild SA227-AC,N343AE, registered to mcc aircraft leasing I, inc., of mclean, VA and operated by exec express ii, inc., dba lone star airlines, returned to Hot Springs, AR and landed after…Feb 16, 1995 Incident 19890622038019IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fresno, CAAircraft made a hard right turn on rollout. Stopped off runway. Nose wheel steering had malfunctioned.Jun 22, 1989