# Accident 20170320002139A: Swearingen SA226TC, Boise, ID, March 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2017, 04:04 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QTVA
- Location: 43.6144° N, 116.2228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6144&lon=-116.2228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N158WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226TC
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331-5&6SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 3,160 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170320002139A

## Narrative

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

MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.  THE MECHANIC WAS CALLED AWAY FROM THE TASK BEFORE IT WAS COMPLETED.   A SCREW DRIVER WAS LEFT ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE WIPER AND OUT OF SITE OF THE PILOT.   ON TAKEOFF THE SCREW DRIVER WENT INTO THE LEFT PROPELLER AND TWO PIECES OF THE PROPELLER FLEW INTO THE CABIN.  THE PILOT CAME BACK AROUND AND LANDED. CALLED TOWER TO REPORT PROBLEM AND TOLD TOWER TO CHECK FOR FOD.  PILOT RETURNED TO RAMP.  SCREW DRIVER WAS LOCATED ON THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR17LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA078), Mar 20, 2017: Swearingen SA226 (N158WA), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Company maintenance personnel's failure to remove a screwdriver that was left lodged in the windshield wiper area of the forward fuselage during maintenance and subsequently became dislodged on…

## Other reports on N158WA (2)

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

- [Incident 20050509006739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050509006739I), May 9, 2005: Swrngn SA226TC (N158WA), Boise, ID. (-23) Pilot reported #1 engine fire warning light illuminated during cruise flight at FL150 approximately 40NM from boi. Performed checklist procedures,…
- [Incident 19990224011399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990224011399I), Feb 24, 1999: Swrngn SA226TC (N158WA), Minor damage. After landing the nose steering system had a uncomanded hardover to the right. The captain was able to correct the turn after the steering was disconnected.…

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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