# NTSB MKC82DA015: Swearingen SA227, N807M, Lincoln, NE, December 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1981
- Place: Lincoln, NE · LINCOLN, NE
- Location: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-96.6670&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3412  81/12/24   LINCOLN,NE          SWEARINGEN SA227    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1145                    N807M               PX-  0  0  3  TEST                      39, 9800 TOTAL HOURS, 80
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: FILTERS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STEERING ACTUATOR OPERATED IMPROPERLY.SYSTEM NOT TOUCHED SINCE NEW,150 HRS OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N807M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N807M), registered now, S/N AT-454B, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA227
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA227-AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-at) (registry code 8780610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Municipal

## 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 19811224081139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811224081139A), Dec 24, 1981: Swrngn SA227AT, Lincoln, NE, Substantial damage. Brake and nose wheel steering malfunctioned causing aircraft to veer off runway into snowbank during takeoff.

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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