# Incident 20180626018659I: Swearingen SA-226AT, Austin, TX, June 26, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Austin Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3975° N, 97.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUSTIN EXEC (EDC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3975&lon=-97.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226AT (registry code 8780405, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA-226AT
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180626018659I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 31 AROUND 30-40 KNOTS KIAS, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED HARD LEFT TURN. PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT THAT TIME AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE RIGHT HAND PROPELLER HIT TWO RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OCCURRED. PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. MAINTENANCE CREW WILL PERFORM REQUIRED PROP STRIKE ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND WILL TROUBLESHOOT NOSE WHELL STEERING SYSTEM. ONCE MECHANICAL CAUSE IS DETERMINED, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.

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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