# Incident 20030221003469I: Swrngn SA226T, Baton Rouge, LA, February 21, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2003, 17:45 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ISPA
- Location: 30.5329° N, 91.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD (BTR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5329&lon=-91.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5441M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5441M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030221003469I

## Narrative

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

(-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^

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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