- Date
- December 22, 1982, 17:49 local (Dec 23, 1982, 01:49 UTC)
- Place
- Klamath Falls, OR
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5475MSwearingen SA-226TC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71280
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Analysis
During takeoff on runway 14 with the winds from 310 deg at 17 knots, satisfactory acceleration occurred through 70 knots followed by a slowing rate of acceleration at 80 knots. The captain then reduced power and shortly thereafter felt the left main tires strike something and the aircraft began a left yaw. Attempts to regain directional control were unsuccessful an N5475M rolled off the east side of the runway and struck a snowbank. The crew shut down the engines and evacuated the passengers. The downwind takeoff was necessitated by visibility requirements for the departure.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5475M
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-226TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC296
- Airframe hours
- 7,112
- Engine
- Garrett TPG331-3, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Gatx Third Aircraft Corp.
- Registered owner
- Gatx Third Aircraft Corp.
- Departed
- Klamath Falls, OR
- Destination
- C · Medford, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Kingsley Field, runway 14, 10,301 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 7,978 total · 3,783 in this make and model · 7,449 as pilot in command · 235 in the last 90 days · 78 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 310° at 17 knots
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg