Swearingen SA-227 N192MA

Summary

On 25 February 1982 at about 02:15 local time, a Swearingen SA-227 registered N192MA, operated by Midstate Airlines, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 12 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 February 1982 at 02:15

Classification

Incident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

O'hare (ORD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Swearingen SA-227

Registration

N192MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Midstate Airlines

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mke → Ord

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI82IA072

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, THE RUNWAY WAS SLIPPERY AND THE TURN ONTO THE RUNWAY WAS DIFFICULT. THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS ACTIVATED MOMENTARILY TO STRAIGHTEN THE NOSE, BUT WAS TURNED OFF PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AT THE DESTINED AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 115 KTS, AS SOON AS THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. FULL LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER DID NOT CORRECT THE SWERVE. THE NOSE GEAR STEERING ACTUATOR WAS EXAMINED AND NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION WAS REVEALED. ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY SAFETY BULLETIN AND AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE BULLETIN, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SWITCH MUST BE OFF AND VERIFY THE NOSE WHEEL WILL CASTER (BY DISPLACING THE NOSE OF AIRCRAFT LEFT OR RIGHT USING BRAKES AND/OR ASYMETRIC ENGINE POWER) PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THIS PROCEDURE IS TO BE PERFORMED BEFORE EVERY TAKEOFF WHILE TURNING ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING MUST NOT BE ARMED UNTIL THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING IS COMPLETED AND AIRCRAFT SPEED IS REDUCED BELOW 10 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.