# Incident 19801102078799I: Swrngn SA226TC, Flushing, NY, November 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Laguardia
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CRAA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5304M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304M-1985-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 1,000 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/19801102078799I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE. LOSS OF OUTPUT PRESSURE FROM POWER PACK.

## Other reports on N5304M (6)

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

- [Incident 19820928054879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820928054879I), Sep 28, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N5304M), Allentown, PA. Smoke under instrument panel isolated affected electrical bus. Found defective DME unit.
- [Incident 19820310012069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310012069I), Mar 10, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N5304M), Binghamton, NY. Lost communications, squawked 7600. Unapproved installation of interphone amplifier failed.
- [Incident 19791125045669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125045669I), Nov 25, 1979: Swrngn SA226T (N5304M), New York, NY. While on approach, pilot noted nose gear unsafe condition. Extended gear emercency technique. Replaced worn parts.
- [Incident 19790622017369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622017369I), Jun 22, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N5304M), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted when a deer approached from the left and ran into a prop.
- [Incident 19790501025499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501025499I), May 1, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N5304M), Binghamton, NY. Pilot unable to determine that gear was locked down. Landed safely. Gear needed lubrication.
- [Incident 19780626034759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626034759I), Jun 26, 1978: Swrngn SA226AT (N5304M), Binghamton, NY. Engine shut down due to rapid rise in itt and oil temp. Main oil screen full of metal.

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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