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FAA incident report · Stbros SD3-30 · Kenosha, WI · January 15, 2008

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Date
January 15, 2008 · 00:30 local
Place
Kenosha, WI
Airport
Kenosha Regional
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DATA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N330AC
Reported as
Stbros SD330
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A45
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,238 total5,581 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days
N330ACRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2012 · Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30S/N SH3007 · Built 1976Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SD3-30Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45Turbo-prop

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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 stated she was on a scheduled check ride. Prior to departure the aircraft logbook was checked with two aircraft discrepancies noted, and cleared by maintenance. (1. The aircraft pulled uncontrollably to the left. This discrepancy was cleared by maintenance, by re rigging the left engine. 2. There was a flat spot on the left main tire. The tire was replaced by maintenance). The aircraft had been flown twice after the maintenance was performed with no discrepancies noted. Prior to landing at enw all taxi and air maneuvers were normal including the take off from mke. Upon touchdown at enw the pilot noticed a rumbling noise coming from the landing gear and when the engines were brought into ground fine (company procedures prohibit using reverse except in an emergency) the aircraft pulled to the left even with full right rudder, light braking applied and using the steering tiler. The aircraft left the runway and continued several hundred feet before coming to a stop in a ditch. The damage to the aircraft was confined to the nose of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED SHE WAS ON A SCHEDULED CHECK RIDE. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK WAS CHECKED WITH TWO AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCIES NOTED, AND CLEARED BY MAINTENANCE. (1. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT. THIS DISCREPANCY WAS CLEARED BY MAINTENANCE, BY RE RIGGING THE LEFT ENGINE. 2. THERE WAS A FLAT SPOT ON THE LEFT MAIN TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE). THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN TWICE AFTER THE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PRIOR TO LANDING AT ENW ALL TAXI AND AIR MANEUVERS WERE NORMAL INCLUDING THE TAKE OFF FROM MKE. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT ENW THE PILOT NOTICED A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE LANDING GEAR AND WHEN THE ENGINES WERE BROUGHT INTO GROUND FINE (COMPANY PROCEDURES PROHIBIT USING REVERSE EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY) THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT EVEN WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER, LIGHT BRAKING APPLIED AND USING THE STEERING TILER. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN A DITCH. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFINED TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.