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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA-226T · Baton Rouge, LA · February 21, 2003

Date: February 21, 2003 · 17:45 local
Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ISPA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5441M
Reported as: Swrngn SA226T
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,300 total1,000 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N5441MRegistered now · Swearingen SA-226TS/N T-283 · Built 1977 Airframe modelSwearingen SA-226T Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) About half way down the ILS 13 approach at Baton Rouge the aircraft struck a 65 foot guy-line. The pilot stated that all of his instruments appeared to be normal until he contacted the guy-line. On impact the pilot made an immediate hard pull-up to the left. The right main landing gear was damaged when he contacted the wire. On the second ILS approach the pilot made a normal approach and a normal landing. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE ILS 13 APPROACH AT BATON ROUGE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A 65 FOOT GUY-LINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT ALL OF HIS INSTRUMENTS APPEARED TO BE NORMAL UNTIL HE CONTACTED THE GUY-LINE. ON IMPACT THE PILOT MADE AN IMMEDIATE HARD PULL-UP TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED WHEN HE CONTACTED THE WIRE. ON THE SECOND ILS APPROACH THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND A NORMAL LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^