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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA26AT · Midland, TX · August 6, 1979

Date
August 6, 1979 · 13:00 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N939WB
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FQG50
Reported as
Swrngn SA26AT
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,848 total650 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rt. Main gear failed to retract after t/off. Unable to get lock down right gear. Right gear collapsed on rollout.

As the FAA filed it

RT. MAIN GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER T/OFF. UNABLE TO GET LOCK DOWN RIGHT GEAR. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.