Accident · 2004-02-28

NTSB case ATL04LA078 · Swearingen SA-226T · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-02-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Swearingen SA-226T (N70FC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: William D. Fisher Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): William D. Fisher

Probable cause

The pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to the inadequate grounding of the nose wheel steering clutches, as a result of inadequate maintenance inspection by other maintenance personnel to ensure the nose wheel steering clutches were grounded. A related factor was the ditch.

Source: NTSB case ATL04LA078

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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