# Incident 20110308004099I: Swearingen SA226-T(B), Hailey, ID, March 8, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2011, 08:06 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QTVA
- Location: 43.5038° N, 114.2956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRIEDMAN MEML (SUN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5038&lon=-114.2956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1010V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1010V-2025-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226-T(B) (registry code 8780406, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226-t-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226-T(B)
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,815 total, 739 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110308004099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED DURING TAXI, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE TAXIWAY INTO SNOW BANK.

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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