# Incident 20030217007819I: Swrngn SA227AC, Richmond, VA, February 17, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2003, 16:53 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HKGA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789C-2022-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030217007819I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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