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FAA incident report · Swearingen SA227-AC · San Angelo, TX · January 5, 2017

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Date
January 5, 2017 · 07:25 local
Place
San Angelo, TX
Airport
San Angelo Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JIKA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N443AF
Reported as
Swearingen SA227-AC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,305 total676 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days
N443AFRegistration cancelled May 1, 2020 · Swearingen SA227-ACS/N AC-443 · Built 1981Airframe modelSwearingen SA227-ACEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Comments by the pilot: on runway centerline for takeoff, holding the brakes, speed levers were advanced to high with normal indications. Power was advanced while holding power lever nose steering button. There were no abnormal indications. 20%, brakes were released, airspeed alive and nose steering button released. After releasing nose steering button the airplane started veering slowly to the right, initial corrections were attempted with rudder usage. The airplane continued to veer to the right and did not respond to corrections, at which point an aborted takeoff was commenced. Power levers were reduced to idle, full left rudder was deflected by this point, and brake was used with no change in directional control. In efforts to stop the airplane, power levers were brought cautiously into reverse to avoid aggravating further loss of directional control. It was all ineffective at trying to redirect the airplane back towards the centerline and it continued towards the edge of the runway. Efforts at slowing the airplane down and/or stopping before it went off the runway were unsuccessful, as it went off into the grass. The left propeller struck a runway light. After the plane stopped, both engines were shut down after advising the tower.

As the FAA filed it

COMMENTS BY THE PILOT: ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE FOR TAKEOFF, HOLDING THE BRAKES, SPEED LEVERS WERE ADVANCED TO HIGH WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. POWER WAS ADVANCED WHILE HOLDING POWER LEVER NOSE STEERING BUTTON. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. 20%, BRAKES WERE RELEASED, AIRSPEED ALIVE AND NOSE STEERING BUTTON RELEASED. AFTER RELEASING NOSE STEERING BUTTON THE AIRPLANE STARTED VEERING SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT, INITIAL CORRECTIONS WERE ATTEMPTED WITH RUDDER USAGE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND DID NOT RESPOND TO CORRECTIONS, AT WHICH POINT AN ABORTED TAKEOFF WAS COMMENCED. POWER LEVERS WERE REDUCED TO IDLE, FULL LEFT RUDDER WAS DEFLECTED BY THIS POINT, AND BRAKE WAS USED WITH NO CHANGE IN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. IN EFFORTS TO STOP THE AIRPLANE, POWER LEVERS WERE BROUGHT CAUTIOUSLY INTO REVERSE TO AVOID AGGRAVATING FURTHER LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. IT WAS ALL INEFFECTIVE AT TRYING TO REDIRECT THE AIRPLANE BACK TOWARDS THE CENTERLINE AND IT CONTINUED TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. EFFORTS AT SLOWING THE AIRPLANE DOWN AND/OR STOPPING BEFORE IT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AS IT WENT OFF INTO THE GRASS. THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. AFTER THE PLANE STOPPED, BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AFTER ADVISING THE TOWER.