20180110000609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swearingen SA227-AT · Rock Springs, WY · January 10, 2018

Date: January 10, 2018 · 19:15 local
Place: Rock Springs, WY
Airport: Rock Springs-Sweetwater County
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JIKA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N561UP
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA098
Reported as: Swearingen SA227-AT
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,800 total350 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N561UPRegistered now · Swearingen SA227-ATS/N AT-561 · Built 1983 Airframe modelSwearingen SA227-AT Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On 01/10/2018 at about 1915 MST, N561UP, a SA-227 metroliner operated by ameriflight LLC, collided with a ramp light post during taxi on the grounds of Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (krks). There was one person on board who was uninjured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The weather at the time was VMC with gusty winds.

As the FAA filed it

ON 01/10/2018 AT ABOUT 1915 MST, N561UP, A SA-227 METROLINER OPERATED BY AMERIFLIGHT LLC, COLLIDED WITH A RAMP LIGHT POST DURING TAXI ON THE GROUNDS OF ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY AIRPORT (KRKS). THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WHO WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC WITH GUSTY WINDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA098Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRock Springs, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting tailwind conditions.Jan 11, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N561UP · 1

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

Incident 19920116002889ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Cedar Rapids, IAAircraft yawed left on takeoff. Aborted. Departed runway. Parking brake not fully released. Pilot had heavy glovesJan 16, 1992