# NTSB CHI82IA108: Swearingen SA226TC, N62Z, Chicago, IL, March 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: March 30, 1982, 21:05 local (Mar 31, 1982, 03:05 UTC)
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 18 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82IA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70225/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82IA108

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,steering system - improper (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AT SLOW SPEED BUT THE VEER WAS CORRECTED. AT 60 KTS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED AGAIN AND WAS NOT CORRECTED. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND DAMAGED PROPS. SERVICE BULLETIN SA-226 NO. 103 DATED 01/20/82 STATES THAT LIMITS BE PLACED ON USE OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND PRE-TAKEOFF CHECK TO INSURE STEERING IS IN CASTOR MODE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62Z-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N TC237 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226TC
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TC237
- Airframe hours: 7510
- Engines: GARRETT TPE-331-3U3-O 940 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Britt Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner: Britt Airways, Inc.
- Departed: ORD, CHICAGO, IL
- Destination: CMI, URBANA, IL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ORD, O'Hare International, runway 32, 11,600 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 4,395 total, 1,008 in this make and model, 3,950 as pilot in command, 265 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 220° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ORD

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19820330009559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820330009559I), Mar 30, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC, Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off runway on takeoff. Pilot unable to correct. Suspect nosewheel steering palm switch spring.

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.

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