NONE · Swearingen SA-226T · 2004-02-28 · Collegedale, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL04LA078
Event ID
20040305X00270
Type
Accident
Date
2004-02-28
Location
Collegedale, TN, USA
Coordinates
35.049373, -85.050018
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Swearingen
Model
SA-226T
Registration
N70FC
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.