# Incident 19780512033469I: Swrngn SA226AT, Shreveport, LA, May 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1978, 17:30 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1221S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1221S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226AT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512033469I

## Narrative

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

PROP STRUCK RUNWAY ON FLARE-OUT. WENT AROUND AND LANDED GEAR DOWN. GEAR OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY.

## Other reports on N1221S (1)

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

- [Accident 19940613014909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940613014909A), Jun 13, 1994: Swrngn SA26AT (N1221S), Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. During rollout, gear collapsed on one side and then the other.

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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