# Incident 19801217087649I: Swrngn SA226T, Klamath Falls, OR, December 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1980, 18:10 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Kingsley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340X-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA26-T (registry code 8780102, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 600 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/19801217087649I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. A LOUD NOISE HAD BEEN DETECTED DURING PREVIOUS RETRACTION.

## Other reports on N340X (1)

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

- [Accident 19920528017179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920528017179A), May 28, 1992: Swrngn SA26T (N340X), Lone Pine, CA, Substantial damage. Circumstances unknown.

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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