# Accident 20080205010279A: Swrngn SA226AT, Ankeny, IA, February 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2008, 13:15 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: Ankeny Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MCCA
- Location: 41.6914° N, 93.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6914&lon=-93.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120SC-2014-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226AT (registry code 8780405, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-6-251M (registry code 01521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-6-251m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226AT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,340 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080205010279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT BACK TAXIED RUNWAY 18/36 FOR DEPARTURE ON 36. AFTER GETTING HIS RELEASE, HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. ABOUT EIGHTY KNOTS, ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL THEN THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD LEFT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND CROSSED THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY. ANKENY AIRPORT HAD BLOWING SNOW FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THE PILOT STATED HIS COCKPIT WINDOWS WERE FOGGED DUE TO LIVE CARGO, BABY CHICKENS.

## 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 CHI08CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA074), Feb 5, 2008: Swearingen SA-226AT (N120SC), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the snow on the runway and the snowbank.

## Other reports on N120SC (2)

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

- [Accident 20140602007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140602007429A), Jun 2, 2014: Swearingen SA-226AT (N120SC), Dayton, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed with landing gear up. Aircraft was lifted and landing gear doors cleaned (mud and grass) and landing gear went down. Outside of gear doors were…
- [Incident 20130221002039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130221002039I), Feb 21, 2013: Swearingen SA-226AT (N120SC), New York, NY, Minor damage. On February 21, 2013 at 2120 EST, a Swearingen, N120SC, registered to mcneely charter service, inc., struck four runway lights while positioning for takeoff at…

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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