# Accident 19770202002159A: Swrngn SA226TC, Parsons, KS, February 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1977
- Place: Parsons, KS
- Airport: Tri City Parsons
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 37.3340° N, 95.2650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parsons, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3340&lon=-95.2650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224AM-1999-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,725 total, 62 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770202002159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PAX DEPLANING FELL,BROKE HIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC77DA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DA012), Feb 2, 1977: Swearingen SA-226 (N224AM), Parsons, KS, no damage

## Other reports on N224AM (9)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970819023019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970819023019A), Aug 19, 1997: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. (.4)During a landing approach, the pilot noted that the right engine remained at a high power setting, when he moved the power levers to reduce power. He…
- [Incident 19910804035519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804035519I), Aug 4, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Kansas City, MO. Right main gear would not retract on takeoff. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19900328014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900328014999I), Mar 28, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Garden City, KS. Unsafe gear light on approach. Executed emergency extension and landed. Replaced left nose gear actuator.
- [Incident 19900107003349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900107003349I), Jan 7, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), St Louis, MO. Hydraulic gauge lens shattered and dripping fluid on climb. Returned. Replaced indicator.
- [Incident 19881227006989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881227006989I), Dec 27, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Cedar Rapids, IA. Unsafe landing gear indication. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19880202005689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880202005689I), Feb 2, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Springfield, MO. Nose gear did not extend. Diverted to Springfield. Emergency procedures used to lower gear. Cause is undetermined.
- [Incident 19870322031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870322031619I), Mar 22, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Sustained minor hail damage in flight.
- [Incident 19860620040139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860620040139I), Jun 20, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Lincoln, NE. After gear retraction, the gear indicator showed in transit. Returned and replaced indicator light.
- [Incident 19790110000369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790110000369I), Jan 10, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control when he hit drifted snow. Came to a stop on the runway in 12 to 20 inches of snow.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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