# Incident 20051201031219I: Swrngn SA227AC, Sioux Falls, SD, December 1, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2005, 02:45 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DUFA
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N685BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-11U (registry code 33996, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-11u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051201031219I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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