Swearingen SA226-T N104BR
28 August 2001 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 August 2001 at about 22:20 local time, a Swearingen SA226-T registered N104BR was involved in an accident near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dupage (DPA)
- Coordinates
- 41.8807, -88.2192
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226-T
- Registration
- N104BR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- DuPage → Springfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA302
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the checklist not followed and the directional control not maintained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the left propeller’s start locks being engaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged during a takeoff roll on runway 1L (6,700 feet by 100 feet, dry grooved concrete). A wind from 050 degrees at 10 knots was recorded by the airport's automated surface observing system. The airplane veered towards the left when the pilot deselected nose wheel steering at approximately 60 knots. Examination of the airplane revealed that the trailing edge flaps and their respective cockpit control were in the 1/2 flap position. Two of left propeller's start locks were engaged. The third start lock was damaged. Two of the right propeller's start locks were not engaged. The right propellar's remaining start lock cam had a witness mark prior to the locking point of the cam. The airplane's checklist states that the flaps are to be in the retracted position and the engine's start locks are to be disengaged prior to takeoff. Also, the airplane flight manual does not have performance data for takeoff configurations with 1/2 flaps. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2003 | Swearingen SA226-TC | Denver, Colorado, United States | Key Lime | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Swearingen SA226-T | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1997 | Swearingen SA226-T | Byers, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 2010 | Swearingen SA226 | Johannesburg, South Africa | African Aviation Skies | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2012 | Swearingen SA226 | Murcia, Spain | Zorex.org | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1990 | Swearingen SA226-T(B) | Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States | Bertea Aviation Inc. | Fatal | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Downers Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 76 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2001 | Cessna 172R | Alton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Vanderbeek CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2001 | Cessna 152 | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | Central Illinois Air Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Schleicher ASW-20 | HIghland, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |