# Accident 20060208002869A: Swrngn SA226TC, Paris, TN, February 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2006, 12:10 local time
- Place: Paris, TN
- Airport: Henry County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: E18A
- Location: 36.2292° N, 88.2714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2292&lon=-88.2714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629EK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629EK-2007-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,237 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060208002869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRPLANE N629EK DEPARTED FROM DAYTON, OHIO ON 8 FEBRUARY 2006 AND WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 16,000 FEET. AFTER AIRPLANE CAME UNDER MEMPHIS CENTER CONTROL THE PILOT REQUESTED TO MAKE A 360-DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT. IT WAS VERIFIED BY RADAR THAT THE AIRPLANE ACTUALLY MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND THEN A TURN BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAKE A FULL 360-DEGREE TURN. AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN TO THE LEFT THE PILOT THEN REQUESTED TO MAKE A 360-DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT. THIS WAS ALSO VERIFIED BY RADAR THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE A RIGHT TURN, BUT NOT A FULL 360-DEGREE TURN. DURING THE RIGHT HAND TURN THE PILOT REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. MEMPHIS CENTER GAVE THE PILOT THE HEADING TO HENRY COUNTY AIRPORT AT PARIS TENNESSEE AND ASKED THE PILOT IF HE WAS HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD "ASYMMETRIC FUEL." PILOT THE REQUESTED TO "GO LOWER" AND MEMPHIS CENTER CLEARED HIM TO 4000 FEET. UPON DESCENT THE PILOT CALLED OUT "MAYDAY" SIX TIMES AND MEMPHIS CENTER LOST CONTACT AT 1210 LOCAL. MEMPHIS CENTER STATED THAT WINDS WERE AT 5 KNOTS OVERCAST AT 10000 FEET. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. FAA COMMUNICATION CENTER ATLANTA STATED THAT ONE SOUL WAS ON BOARD AND THAT THE FLIGHT WAS A FREIGHT FLIGHT HAULING 314 POUNDS OF AUTO PARTS TO HARLINGEN, TEXAS (HRL).

## 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 ATL06FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06FA045), Feb 8, 2006: Swearingen SA-226-TC (N629EK), Paris, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inflight loss of control following a reported fuel asymmetry condition for undetermined reasons.

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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