Swearingen SA226TC N508SS
23 March 1985 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 1985 at about 16:45 local time, a Swearingen SA226TC registered N508SS, operated by Air Midwest Skyways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hot Spring Mem (HOT)
- Coordinates
- 34.5005, -93.0495
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226TC
- Registration
- N508SS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Midwest Skyways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Little Rock → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC85FA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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 FIRST OFFICER WAS MAKING THE LANDING AND THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING TOUCHDOWN. THE CAPTAIN'S RIGHT HAND, WHICH HAD BEENNEAR THE FLOOR TO THE RIGHT OF HIS SEAT, BUMPED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR TO THE UP POSITION AS THE CAPTAIN REACHED FOR THE YOKE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. ALTHOUGH THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE LATCH MECHANISM OPERATED AS DESIGNED, TESTS SHOWED THE MECHANISM OFFERED LITTLE RESISTANCE TO INADVERTENT MOVEMENT TO THE UP POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA226TC accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1985 | Swearingen SA226TC | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Britt Airways | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1985 | Swearingen SA226TC METRO II | Fresno, California, United States | Wings West, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1985 | Swearingen SA226TC | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Midstate Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1984 | Swearingen SA226TC | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Scheduled Skyways | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1984 | Swearingen SA226TC | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Scheduled Skyways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 May 1984 | Swearingen SA226TC | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Air Midwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1985 | Bell OH-13E | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-18-150 | Moscow, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Mooney MK21 | Warren, Arkansas, United States | Earl L.kirkpatrick | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1985 | Cessna 152 | Hughes, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140 | Coy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |