Swearingen SA-226TC N261S
2 September 1982 · Appleton, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1982 at about 00:03 local time, a Swearingen SA-226TC registered N261S, operated by Air Wisconsin, was involved in an incident near Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:03
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Outagamie Co. A/P (ATW)
- Coordinates
- 44.2800, -88.3797
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-226TC
- Registration
- N261S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Wisconsin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Appleton → Appleton
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82IA331
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 RIGHT MAIN GEAR "IN TRANSIT" LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VARIOUS METHODS OF REMEDIAL ACTION DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. A LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 WAS EXECUTED WITH THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE RIGHT GEAR REMAINED IN TRANSIT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED NEARLY THROUGHOUT THE LANDING ROLL. PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT, COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD INSPECTED THE GEAR IN COMPLIANCE WITH A TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE INSPECTION WAS INITIATED BY ONE MAINTENANCE SHIFT AND COMPLETED BY ANOTHER. INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION WAS PASSED BETWEEN THE SHIFTS TO ENSURE THAT GEAR DOOR WAS PROPERLY RE-RIGGED. DURING GEAR EXTENSION, THE DOOR JAMMED PREVENTING COMPLETE EXTENSION OF THE GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA-226TC accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Palm Springs, California, United States | Borrego Springs Airline | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | San Francisco, California, United States | Nevada National Leasing Co. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | FLT America, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | Gatx Third Aircraft Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1983 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1983 | Swearingen SA 226TC | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Air Midwest | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1982 | Scorpion Too | Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, United States | Jeffrey Trowbridge | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1982 | Mooney M-20 | Shell Lake, Wisconsin, United States | Wisconsin Flyers Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 150H | Genoa City, Wisconsin, United States | Robert Q. Russell | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1982 | Cessna 172P | Bruce, Wisconsin, United States | Paul W. Grzybowski | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1982 | Cessna 404 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Priester Aviation Service | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1982 | Starduster II | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Joseph E. Ruddy | Fatal | 3 |