# Accident 20040228013719A: Swrngn SA226T, Collegedale, TN, February 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2004, 15:40 local time
- Place: Collegedale, TN
- Airport: Collegedale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0494° N, 85.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0494&lon=-85.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70FC-2010-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,028 total, 29 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228013719A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL04LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA078), Feb 28, 2004: Swearingen SA-226T (N70FC), Collegedale, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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