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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA-226T · Collegedale, TN · February 28, 2004

Date: February 28, 2004 · 15:40 local
Place: Collegedale, TN
Airport: Collegedale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70FC
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04LA078
Reported as: Swrngn SA226T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,028 total29 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N70FCRegistration cancelled Feb 2, 2010 · Swearingen SA-226TS/N T-226 Airframe modelSwearingen SA-226T

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What happened

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(-23) On February 28, 2004 at 15:40 eastern standard time, a swearingen, SA-226T, N70FC registered to william d. fisher enterprises LLC., operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, veered off the side of the runway during landing rollout at Collegedale, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The private pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated from hao, butler, Ohio on February 28, 2004, at 1400. The pilot stated he landed on runway 03 and began slowing the airplane down. About 200 feet from the end of the runway he applied brakes and started using noise wheel tiller for steering. The airplane veered to the right and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went 95 feet through a ditch one foot deep and into an embankment and the nose wheel collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 28, 2004 AT 15:40 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A SWEARINGEN, SA-226T, N70FC REGISTERED TO WILLIAM D. FISHER ENTERPRISES LLC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT COLLEGEDALE, TENNESSEE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HAO, BUTLER, OHIO ON FEBRUARY 28, 2004, AT 1400. THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 03 AND BEGAN SLOWING THE AIRPLANE DOWN. ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE APPLIED BRAKES AND STARTED USING NOISE WHEEL TILLER FOR STEERING. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WENT 95 FEET THROUGH A DITCH ONE FOOT DEEP AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL04LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCollegedale, TNThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to the inadequate grounding of the nose wheel steering clutches, as a result of inadequate maintenance inspection by other maintenance personnel to ensure the nose wheel steering clutches were…Feb 28, 2004 · Substantial damage