# Accident 20041109027639A: Swrngn SA226TC, Boise, ID, November 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2004, 04:20 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QTVA
- Location: 43.5644° N, 116.2228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5644&lon=-116.2228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162WA-2016-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041109027639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO MALSR RAIL RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHT TOWERS WHILE ON FINAL RWY 10R AT KBOL. TOWERS IMPACTED AREA 2000' AND 1800' FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE TOPS OF THESE TOWERS ARE APPROXIMATELY 2' BELOW PUBLISHED RUNWAY THRESHOLD ELEVATION AND APPROXIMATELY 11' BELOW PUBLISHED RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN ZONE ELEVATION. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AT WS160, DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR (LH), AND TWO BELLY MOUNTED ANTENNAS. ATC REPORTED 1800' RVR TO PILOT AT THE TIME HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH.

## 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 SEA05LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA014), Nov 9, 2004: Swearingen SA226TC (N162WA), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the required glidepath, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance after visual contact with the runway during the instrument approach.

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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