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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA-26AT · Cahokia, IL · February 16, 2003

Date: February 16, 2003 · 17:20 local
Place: Cahokia, IL
Airport: St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N30TF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA077
Reported as: Swrngn SA26AT
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total400 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N30TFRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2004 · Swearingen SA-26ATS/N T26-162 Airframe modelSwearingen SA-26AT

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What happened

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(-23) On 02/16/03 swearingen model SA-26AT, registration number N30TF, landed on runway 30L at st. Louis Downtown Parks airport (cps) at 1720 local time. During roll-out the airplane slid off the left side of the runway, the nose gear broke causing damage to the aircraft nose and propellers. The pilot, william carman patrick jr. was advised by the control tower that the runway was covered with approximately 2 inches of snow and that breaking action was poor. There was a crosswind of 14 KTS gusting to 21 KTS from heading 010 degrees with fog and blowing snow. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 02/16/03 SWEARINGEN MODEL SA-26AT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N30TF, LANDED ON RUNWAY 30L AT ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN PARKS AIRPORT (CPS) AT 1720 LOCAL TIME. DURING ROLL-OUT THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND PROPELLERS. THE PILOT, WILLIAM CARMAN PATRICK JR. WAS ADVISED BY THE CONTROL TOWER THAT THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND THAT BREAKING ACTION WAS POOR. THERE WAS A CROSSWIND OF 14 KTS GUSTING TO 21 KTS FROM HEADING 010 DEGREES WITH FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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 CHI03LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCahokia, ILThe pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Factors associated with the accident were the snow covered runway, the crosswind, and the overload failure of the nose gear.Feb 16, 2003 · Substantial damage