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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227-AC · Sioux Falls, SD · December 1, 2005

Date
December 1, 2005 · 02:45 local
Place
Sioux Falls, SD
Airport
Joe Foss Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DUFA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N685BA
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33111U
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was on the landing rollout on runway 3 at Sioux Falls, SD at about 0245 CST on 12-01-05. There was light snow reported and the runway had packed snow with braking action reported as fair by airport officials. The pilot said the nosewheel steering was not effective and the left propeller went into beta before the right, causing the airplane to veer to the left of the runway. The left propeller struck a runway light about 4500' from the approach end of the runway. The pilot was able to gain control of the airplane and taxied to the parking area. The chief pilot and director of operations later checked the nosewheel steering and propeller reversing, and could find no problems. Required gearbox inspection revealed no damage. The propeller was replaced and the airplane was returned to service on 12-4-05.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 3 AT SIOUX FALLS, SD AT ABOUT 0245 CST ON 12-01-05. THERE WAS LIGHT SNOW REPORTED AND THE RUNWAY HAD PACKED SNOW WITH BRAKING ACTION REPORTED AS FAIR BY AIRPORT OFFICIALS. THE PILOT SAID THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AND THE LEFT PROPELLER WENT INTO BETA BEFORE THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT ABOUT 4500' FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA. THE CHIEF PILOT AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS LATER CHECKED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND PROPELLER REVERSING, AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. REQUIRED GEARBOX INSPECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 12-4-05.