# Accident 20100102025909A: Fairchild SA227-AC, Somerset, KY, January 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2010, 15:24 local time
- Place: Somerset, KY
- Airport: Somerset-Pulaski County-J.T. W
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YLXA
- Location: 37.0536° N, 84.6156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0536&lon=-84.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227ML (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,398 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100102025909A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 2, 2010 AT 1524 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, LOCAIR FLIGHT 151, A FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT N227ML, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING AT THE SOMERSET, KY. LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT. (KSME). UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 23, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, CROSSED OVER A GRASS AREA PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND ADJACENT TAXI WAY, IMPACTED A TAXI WAY AIRPORT SIGN, AND CAME TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF A LARGE DRAINAGE DITCH, CONTACTING THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. NEITHER THE PILOT IN COMMAND, FIRST OFFICER, OR THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE INJURED. THERE WAS NO POST EVENT FIRE. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM BALTIMORE MD (KBWI) TO SOMERSET LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSME). AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 BY LOCAIR, INC. (YLXA). LOCAIR, INC. IS A 14 CFR PART 135 CERTIFICATED AIR CARRIER OPERATING FOUR SA-227 AIRCRAFT BASED IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT, IN THE VICINITY OF 37 DEGREES, 03.20 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE, 84 DEGREES, 36.095 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE AT AIRPORT ELEVATION OF 927 FEET.

## 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 ERA10LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA103), Jan 2, 2010: Fairchild SA227 (N227ML), Somerset, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Damaged wiring in the nosewheel steering harness, which resulted in a loss of control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' improper touchdown point.

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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