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FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227-AC · Richmond, VA · February 17, 2003

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Date
February 17, 2003 · 16:53 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HKGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N789C
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total2,700 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
N789CRegistration cancelled Jan 15, 2022 · Swearingen SA227-ACS/N AC-540 · Built 1982Airframe modelSwearingen SA227-ACEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On February 17, 2003 at approximately 1653 EST N789C, a SA-227 metroliner ran off runway 2 at Richmond international airport (ric) resulting in four flat spotted tires on the main gear, left propeller blade damage (one blade tip) due to striking a runway light and right propeller blades appear to be slightly bent. The first officer was the pilot flying and the captain was the non-flying pilot, which is normal company policy. The aircraft was being repositioned to pick up passengers with only the crew on board at the time of the incident. The runway was notamed to have packed slush of one inch plowed 150 feet. N789C was cleared for takeoff and was uneventful until approximately 60 KTS when the aircraft veered hard to the left. The pilot flying reduced the throttles to idle and applied full right rudder. The captain took the controls and applied reverse to the right engine and activated nose wheel steering. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway, came to a stop and was towed off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 17, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1653 EST N789C, A SA-227 METROLINER RAN OFF RUNWAY 2 AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RIC) RESULTING IN FOUR FLAT SPOTTED TIRES ON THE MAIN GEAR, LEFT PROPELLER BLADE DAMAGE (ONE BLADE TIP) DUE TO STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES APPEAR TO BE SLIGHTLY BENT. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS THE PILOT FLYING AND THE CAPTAIN WAS THE NON-FLYING PILOT, WHICH IS NORMAL COMPANY POLICY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED TO PICK UP PASSENGERS WITH ONLY THE CREW ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE RUNWAY WAS NOTAMED TO HAVE PACKED SLUSH OF ONE INCH PLOWED 150 FEET. N789C WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AND WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 60 KTS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT FLYING REDUCED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE AND APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER. THE CAPTAIN TOOK THE CONTROLS AND APPLIED REVERSE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE AND ACTIVATED NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAME TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY.