- Date
- September 6, 1985, 13:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N18SESwearingen SA-26AT
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850906043769A
- Case key
- 6871
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during landing roll, after slowing the aircraft to approx 40 KTS the aircraft swerved off of the runway following activation of the nose wheel steering. The pilot related that the nose wheel steering system malfunctioned on two previous occasions, both following flight in icing conditions. Post crash examination of nose wheel steering failed to disclose any preexisting failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18SE
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-26AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T26-134
- Airframe hours
- 4,277
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE 331-1, 840 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Becker Sand & Gravel Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · July 26, 1985 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- 6M5 · Hawesville, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CAE · Owens Field, runway 31, 4,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 22,640 total · 5,874 in this make and model · 22,200 as pilot in command · 66 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAE
FAA reports on this event · 1
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