# Accident 20180110000609A: Swearingen SA227-AT, Rock Springs, WY, January 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2018, 19:15 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs-Sweetwater County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 41.5989° N, 109.0639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5989&lon=-109.0639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N561UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AT (registry code 8780610, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA227-AT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 350 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180110000609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA098), Jan 11, 2018: Swearingen SA227 (N561UP), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting tailwind conditions.

## Other reports on N561UP (1)

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

- [Incident 19920116002889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920116002889I), Jan 16, 1992: Swrngn SA227AT (N561UP), Cedar Rapids, IA. Aircraft yawed left on takeoff. Aborted. Departed runway. Parking brake not fully released. Pilot had heavy gloves

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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