# Incident 20131210023659I: Swearingen SA-226T, Bakersfield, CA, December 10, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2013, 07:28 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N749L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N749L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA-226T
- 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/20131210023659I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN UNCOMMANDED DEVIATION  OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL  WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 30R AT BFL.  THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N749L (1)

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

- [Incident 20211110019299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211110019299I), Nov 10, 2021: Swearingen SA-226T (N749L), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Swearingen SA-226T ?merlin? Iii aircraft registration N749L, serial number T306 exited runway 9 at November at Fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe). The…

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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