# Incident 20061123030089I: Swrngn SA227AC, Columbus, OH, November 23, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2006, 01:10 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XEIA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434MA-2009-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061123030089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 10R. THE PILOT IN COMMAND CHOSE TO TAXI TO C2 AND THEN TO JOIN TAXIWAY C TO RUNWAY 10R. FROM HIS POSITION ON THE RAMP HE BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO PROCEED TO TAXIWAY C2. HE BEGAN THE TURN USING NORMAL NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THIS PROVIDES A MAXIMUM NOSE WHEEL DEFLECTION OF 10 DEGREES. WHILE IN THE TURN HE DEPRESSED THE "PARK BUTTON" WHICH INCREASES THE NOSE WHEEL DEFLECTION TO 63 DEGREES. THIS RESULTED IN AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT TURN WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RAMP.

## Other reports on N434MA (2)

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

- [Incident 20001018031679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001018031679I), Oct 18, 2000: Swrngn SA227AC (N434MA), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. (-23)This incident occurred during an all cargo operation. The loaded metroliner (SA-227) began taxi on a dark ramp and hit a parked cherokee arrow…
- [Incident 19960706024869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706024869I), Jul 6, 1996: Swrngn SA227AC (N434MA), Lincoln, NE. Narrative: N434MA, SA-227-AC, being operated as mesaba airlines, inc., flight 3049, departed Lincoln, NE enroute to minneapolis, MN when a cargo door warning…

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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