32.7668° N, 96.5992° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 30, 1980 · 16:00 local
Place
Mesquite, TX
Airport
Hudson
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N78WL
Reported as
Swrngn SA26AT
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total150 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After touchdown, nose gear tire blew and pilot lost directional control then nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TOUCHDOWN, NOSE GEAR TIRE BLEW AND PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THEN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.