20041208030439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA226TC · Twin Falls, ID · December 8, 2004

Date: December 8, 2004 · 08:12 local
Place: Twin Falls, ID
Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QTVA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N160WA
Reported as: Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,600 total3,000 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

N160WARegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2023 · Swearingen SA226TCS/N TC-399 · Built 1981 Airframe modelSwearingen SA226TC Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot landed rwy 25 with a gusting left crosswind. Pilot reported that at approximately 70 knots they encountered a strong wind gust and had full right rudder applied attempting to correct. Pilot reported he was unable to engage nose wheel steering due to the full rudder deflection. Aircraft departed the left side of the runway. The #1 propeller was damaged by impact with debris, causing at least one blade to receive damage that is past repairable limits. In accordance with the Honeywell TPE331-10UA maintenance manual a level 2 inspection of the engine is required.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED RWY 25 WITH A GUSTING LEFT CROSSWIND. PILOT REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 70 KNOTS THEY ENCOUNTERED A STRONG WIND GUST AND HAD FULL RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE NOSE WHEEL STEERING DUE TO THE FULL RUDDER DEFLECTION. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE #1 PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED BY IMPACT WITH DEBRIS, CAUSING AT LEAST ONE BLADE TO RECEIVE DAMAGE THAT IS PAST REPAIRABLE LIMITS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HONEYWELL TPE331-10UA MAINTENANCE MANUAL A LEVEL 2 INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IS REQUIRED.

Other reports on N160WA · 1

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

Incident 20070622014259IStarting Engines · Spokane, WA(-23) A/c landed, shut down #1, shut off power, and unloaded cargo from aft left cargo door. Upon restart of #1, main bus power battery cable 6" from battery contactor in right wing inbd of nacelle arced to the hot bleed air duct above it and the hydraulic…Jun 22, 2007 · Minor damage