Swearingen SA-226T N263CM
30 November 1988 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 November 1988 at about 20:00 local time, a Swearingen SA-226T registered N263CM, operated by John T. Rocca, was involved in an accident near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. One person was 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dulles Intl (IAD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-226T
- Registration
- N263CM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- John T. Rocca
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ashland → Leesburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO89LA013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT RPRTD HE WAS FLYING AN AUTOPILOT COUPLED ILS APCH WHEN THE YAW DAMPER & AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED. AFTER SOME DIFFICULTY, THE PLT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. HE SAID HE DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT ON FINAL APCH AT AN ALT OF APRX 250' AGL. HE LOWERED FULL FLAPS & SLOWED THE ACFT TO 107 KTS. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN & TRAVELED APRX 1000', ITS NOSE BEGAN TO RISE & OSCILLATE. HE ABORTED THE LNDG, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET AN UP & LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR, ALTHOUGH IT WOULD LOCK DOWN. AFTER MAKING A FLY-BY TO VERIFY THE GEAR POSITION, HE MADE A 'SLOW' LNDG. THE PLT RPRTD THAT ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT OSCILLATION WAS NOTED DRG THE LNDG, HE FORCEFULLY HELD THE NOSE DOWN AS HE SLOWED THE ACFT. TESTING & EVALUATION OF THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY DISCREPANCY WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE OSCILLATIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA-226T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 1991 | Swearingen SA-226T | Iowa, Iowa, United States | Iowa Flying Services, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1985 | Swearingen SA-226T | Missing | Orville Obrian | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1985 | Swearingen SA-226T | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1984 | Swearingen SA-226T | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1994 | Swearingen SA-226T | Richmond Height, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1995 | Swearingen SA-226T | Chino, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1988 | Cessna 310R | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Calypso Airways | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1988 | Cessna T210R | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1987 | Boeing 727-225 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Eastern Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1989 | Northrop T-38A | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1987 | Boeing 747-200B | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | All Nippon Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1987 | Bell 206B | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Stuart Aviation | Fatal | 3 |