# Incident 20140325004589I: Swearingen SA227-AT, Huntsville, AL, March 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2014, 06:15 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Huntsville International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 34.6362° N, 86.7744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Huntsville International Airport (HSV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6362&lon=-86.7744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N560UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AT (registry code 8780610, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA227-AT
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-11U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,917 total, 335 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140325004589I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING TO 36L ON TAXI WAY W PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. UPON REACHING TAXI WAY W8 HE ATTEMPTED A TURN TOWARDS 36L AND THE NOSE WHEEL STEARING WAS UNRESPONSIVE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BY BREAKING THE RIGHT BREAK PEDAL MASTER CYL ROD SEPERATED AT THE LOCKNUT.  AIRCRAFT TRAVELED COMPLETELY OFF THE TAXI WAY INTO THE GRASS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE TAXI WAY THE LEFT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN MODERATE DAMAGE TO PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N560UP (2)

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

- [Incident 20160113000469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160113000469I), Jan 13, 2016: Swearingen SA227-AT (N560UP), Burbank, CA, No damage. During taxi for takeoff, the main landing gear, shaft (pin) connecting the lower torque link to the right hand main landing gear strut, sheared and eventually…
- [Incident 19880623046099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623046099I), Jun 23, 1988: Swrngn SA227AT (N560UP), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. PIC lost directional control on rollout. Applied unequal pressure on brakes. Struck a runway light. Had crosswinds.

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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