Swearingen SA226T N600TA
7 March 1988 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1988 at about 23:42 local time, a Swearingen SA226T registered N600TA was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 17 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:42
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meigs (CGX)
- Coordinates
- 41.8697, -87.6197
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226T
- Registration
- N600TA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Moline → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI88IA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Probable cause
THE TRACON SUPERVISOR FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ESTABLISHED VISUAL MINIMA CRITERIA AND HIS INCORRECT ISSUANCE OF VISUAL APPROACH TO AN ARRIVING AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AS PIPER PA-31T, N484SC, WAS ON AN IFR DEPARTURE FROM RWY 18 AT MERRIL C MEIGS ARPT, SWEARINGEN SA226T, N600TA WAS ON AN IFR ARRIVAL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE 2 ACFT CONVERGED APRX 3 MI SOUTH OF THE ARPT. THE CREW OF N484SC SAW N600TA & TURNED TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION. THE PASSING DISTANCE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 2000 FT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AS N600TA WAS ARRIVING, THE SOUTH SATELLITE SECTOR #1 CONTROLLER (CTLR) AT CHICAGO O'HARE TRACON HAD CLRD THE CREW TO DSCND & MAINTAIN 2000 FT. WHEN THEY (N600TA) ADVISED THAT MEIGS WAS IN SIGHT, THE SECTOR #1 CTLR CLRD THEM FOR A VISUAL APCH & TOLD THEM TO CONTACT MEIGS TOWER. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE SOUTH SATELLITE SECTOR #3 CTLR AT TRACON WAS IN CONTACT WITH MEIGS TOWER TO PROVIDE INFO ABOUT N600TA CONCERNING ANOTHER MATTER & HAD RELEASED N484SC FOR A SOUTH- BOUND DEPARTURE. WHEN THE SECTOR #3 CTLR PROVIDED THE RELEASE, HE WAS UNAWARE N600TA HAD BEEN CLRD FOR A VISUAL APCH. WHEN N600TA CONTACTED MEIGS TOWER, THE MEIGS TOWER CTLR THOUGHT IT WAS ON A VFR ARRIVAL. VIS RESTRICTED BY FOG & HAZE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swearingen SA226T SA226T | N600TA | - | - |
| Piper PA-31T PA-31T | N484SC | - | - |
Other Swearingen SA226T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1981 | Swearingen SA226T | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | Business Air C | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Dec 1980 | Swearingen SA226T | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Compudyne Corp | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1977 | Swearingen SA226T | Riverside, California, United States | Amcord, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1977 | Swearingen SA226T | Stepovak Bay, Alaska, United States | Jet Alaska, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1977 | Swearingen SA226T | Nassau Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries | INA Aviation C | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1974 | Swearingen SA226T | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 55B | Quincy, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |