# NTSB FTW85LA110: Swearingen SA-226T, N20QN, Shreveport, LA, February 2, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 2, 1985, 15:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Coordinates: 32.510013, -93.599807 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5100&lon=-93.5998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21666/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA110

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - design stress limits of aircraft - exceeded (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT LANDED ON RWY 05 WHICH WAS ICY AND COVERED WITH A BLANKET OF FRESH SNOW. HE STATED THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEGS AT 10 KTS. HE HAD BEEN INFORMED OF POOR BRAKING CONDITIONS ON THE RWY. THE PLT USED MAIN WHEEL BRAKES AND REVERSE THRUST. THE ACFT DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY, WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE NEUTRALIZED, INTO THE SOFT SOD SURFACE WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE SECTION IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PLT STATED SNOW COVERED A LAYER OF ICE ON THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N20QN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA-226T
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T231
- Engines: AIRESEARCH PTE331-3U-303 840 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Freedom Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: CHA, CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Destination: F43, ED DORADO, AR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: SHV, Shreveport Regional, runway 5, 4,821 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 18,300 total, 200 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft broken
- Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SHV

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19850202002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850202002759A), Feb 2, 1985: Swrngn SA226T, Shreveport, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft slid off icy runway during crosswind rollout. Nose gear collapsed in muddy sod.

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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