# Accident 20021218035119A: Swrngn SA226TB, Soldotna, AK, December 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2002, 21:17 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: STZA
- Location: 60.4667° N, 151.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4667&lon=-151.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55ZP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TB
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021218035119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 25 AT SOLDOTNA, THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE DEEP SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FAST, RAPID DECELERATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT TRACKING DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET THEN STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, PARALLEL WITH THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA019), Dec 19, 2002: Swearingen SA-226T (N55ZP), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flightcrew's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an on ground encounter with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was a…

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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