# Accident 20040331005709A: Swrngn SA226T, Omaha, NE, March 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2004, 17:05 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Millard Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8706° N, 100.5494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8706&lon=-100.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N636SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N636SP-2006-11-13) (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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,663 total, 57 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040331005709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 1705 CST ON MARCH 31, 2004, N636SP TAXIED TO THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 30 AT MILLARD AIRPORT FOR A VFR FLIGHT. PILOT STATED HE LINED UP JUST A LITTLE RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE TO THIS RUNWAY. HE THEN ACCELERATED DOWN THE RUNWAY STILL RIGHT OF CENTER LINE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 KNOTS HE RELEASED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING POWER LEVER SWITCH USED TO CONTROL THE NOSEWHEEL. HE THEN STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT, HE IMMEDIATELY RE-ENGAGED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 720' INTO HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. MARKS ON THE RUNWAY SHOWED A RIGHT TURN OF 30 TO 35 DEGREES, WITH 50' OF SKID MARKS TOTAL. THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY WAS VERY SOFT FROM THE RAIN AND WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL WENT INTO THIS IT IMMEDIATELY SANK IN THIS MUD. THIS CAUSED THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSEGEAR AND BOTH PROPELLERS TO HIT THE GROUND. BOTH ENGINES APPEARED TO HAVE FULL POWER AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND WHEN THE NOSE HT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 15' FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND PARALLEL TO IT.

## 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 CHI04LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA096), Mar 31, 2004: Swearingen SA226-T (N636SP), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing factors to the accident were the runway light and the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N636SP (1)

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

- [Accident 19951107049209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951107049209A), Nov 7, 1995: Swrngn SA226T (N636SP), Butler, PA, Substantial damage. (-16) [privacy data omitted] PIC failed to report this accident. This office received an anonymous phone call in reference to this accident ten days later…

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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