Fairchild/Swearingen SA226TC N5471M

Summary

On 13 September 1982 at about 11:20 local time, a Fairchild/Swearingen SA226TC registered N5471M, operated by Air Midwest, was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 September 1982 at 11:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Denver, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Stapleton International (DEN)

Coordinates

39.7410, -104.8602

Aircraft

Fairchild/Swearingen SA226TC

Registration

N5471M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Midwest

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN82IA192

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

DURING TAKEOFF ON A MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT, WITH A MECHANIC FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE V1 AND WOULD NOT ROTATE EVEN WITH FULL AFT YOKE. THE CAPTAIN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT GEAR ON THE OVERRUN AREA. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, CREWMEMBERS EXTINGUISHED TWO SMALL FIRES IN THE MAIN GEAR BRAKES. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL THE REASON THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, HOWEVER IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH MAIN BRAKE ASSEMBLIES HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO EXTREME HEAT AND RAPID COOLING. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE BRAKE PUCKS WERE WORN THIN. THIS DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH TAKING OFF WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED OR INADVERTENT APPLICATION OF THE TOE BRAKES DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.