# Incident 20110630014459I: Fairchild SA227-AC, Dickinson, ND, June 30, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2011, 19:00 local time
- Place: Dickinson, ND
- Airport: Dickinson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DUFA
- Location: 46.8927° N, 102.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dickinson, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8927&lon=-102.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N371PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371PH-2026-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TPE-331
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110630014459I

## Narrative

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

ON TAXI OUT PILOT NOTICED NOSE WHEEL STEERING INTERMITTENT - THEN CAUSED A HARD LEFT TURN, WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT HAND PROPELLER TO CONTACT A TAXI LIGHT.DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER WHICH REQUIRES A ENGINE GEAR BOX INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N371PH (1)

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

- [Incident 20001230039389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001230039389I), Dec 30, 2000: Swrngn SA227AC (N371PH), Williston, ND, Minor damage. (-23)On 12-29-00 a model SA227, N371PH, landed on runway 29 at Williston, ND. Upon exiting the runway, the pilot lost directional control and struck a taxiway…

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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