# Incident 20041208030439I: Swrngn SA226TC, Twin Falls, ID, December 8, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2004, 08:12 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QTVA
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160WA-2023-07-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208030439I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20070622014259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070622014259I), Jun 22, 2007: Swrngn SA226TC (N160WA), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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