# Accident 20040721015859A: Swrngn SA226T, Rifle, CO, July 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2004, 13:45 local time
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Garfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5264° N, 107.7269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5264&lon=-107.7269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84GA-2005-01-21) (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 TPE33110
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040721015859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING FROM RIFLE, CO TO LAFAYETTE, LA. FLIGHT CREW CONTINUOUS ALCOHOL/WATER INJECTION (CAWI) FOR TAKE-OFF. FLIGHT CREW INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE METER WAS READING 100% AND THE LEFT TORQUE METER WAS READING 85%-95%. ABOUT 1,000-1,500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THE LEFT EGINE CAWI SYSTEM FAILED ON LEFT ENGINE AT 70 KNOTS (LEFT ENGINE TORQUE GAUGE INDICATED 70%-75%, RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE GAUGE INDICATED 100%) CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT 30 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY AT A4. THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK ANOTHER TAXIWAY SIGN WHILE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY (ONE RUNWAY LIGHT WAS STRUCK). THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 4000-4500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 60 FEET OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN04LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA112), Jul 21, 2004: Swearingen SA-226T (N84GA), Rifle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted takeoff resulting in the airplane departing the runway and striking a runway light and two taxiway signs. Factors contributing to…

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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