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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swearingen SA226-T(B) · Eugene, OR · March 11, 2018

Date
March 11, 2018 · 12:22 local
Place
Eugene, OR
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N800MM
Reported as
Swearingen SA226-T(B)
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total3,100 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On Sunday, March 11, 2018, a Swearingen SA226-T(b), registered as N800MM, serial number T375, was involved in an incident at mahlon sweet field airport (keug) in Eugene, Oregon. The accident resulted in minor damage to the aircraft.

The aircraft is registered to lmt enterprises inc, po box 21838, Eugene, OR, 97402.

The pilot explained that he landed on runway 16R and exited the via taxiway A6. Taxiway A6 is a high speed taxi from the runway. While on the taxiway the right engine propleller struck a taxiway light. Pilot explained that he did not receive full steering authority from the aircraft when he initiated input. He stated that the nose wheel steering system was armed and did not exit the runway at an excessive speed.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018, A SWEARINGEN SA226-T(B), REGISTERED AS N800MM, SERIAL NUMBER T375, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT MAHLON SWEET FIELD AIRPORT (KEUG) IN EUGENE, OREGON. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO LMT ENTERPRISES INC, PO BOX 21838, EUGENE, OR, 97402.

THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 16R AND EXITED THE VIA TAXIWAY A6. TAXIWAY A6 IS A HIGH SPEED TAXI FROM THE RUNWAY. WHILE ON THE TAXIWAY THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPLELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT. PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE FULL STEERING AUTHORITY FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE INITIATED INPUT. HE STATED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM WAS ARMED AND DID NOT EXIT THE RUNWAY AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED.