# Incident 20030528019319I: Swrngn SA227AC, Bismarck, ND, May 28, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2003, 18:52 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Bismarck Municipal
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DUFA
- Location: 46.7727° N, 100.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISMARCK MUNI (BIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7727&lon=-100.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N387PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N387PH-2026-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,970 total, 205 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528019319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2003, AT 1852 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A SWEARINGEN SA227-AC, N387PH, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT FOR A TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR, BUSINESS AVIATION COURIER (DUFA348D), RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, DUE TO AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN AND LOSS OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135-CARGO OPERATION, AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, AT 1852 CDT.

## Other reports on N387PH (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920617024239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617024239I), Jun 17, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N387PH), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Pilot experienced nose steering problems on rollout. Veered off runway. Broken wire on nose gear steering actuator.
- [Incident 19920418013599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418013599I), Apr 18, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N387PH), Covington - Cin, OH, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure in left engine on rollout. Flames from air intake. Threaded boss for supply line failed.

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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