# Incident 20230112002449I: Fairchild SA227-AC, Laredo, TX, January 12, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2023, 05:20 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: Laredo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K51A
- Location: 27.5442° N, 99.4616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAREDO INTL (LRD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5442&lon=-99.4616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N649KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N649KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-11U (registry code 33996, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-11u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TPE331-11U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230112002449I

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NOSE WHEEL STEERING MALFUNCTION WITH UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY, INTO GRASS AND STRUCK A RUNWAY DIRECTIONAL SIGN WITH RIGHT PROPELLER.

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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