# Incident 19810112013829I: Swrngn SA226TC, Toledo, OH, January 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1981, 19:10 local time
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Airport: Toledo
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AWAA
- Location: 41.6222° N, 83.5534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TOLEDO (2C9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6222&lon=-83.5534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781S-1991-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,760 total, 2,400 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/19810112013829I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR INDICATED UP AFTER EXTENSION. FOUND BROKEN WIRE TO UP INDICATOR SWITCH.

## Other reports on N781S (2)

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

- [Incident 19870607029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607029259I), Jun 7, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N781S), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Ramp agent directed aircraft too close to the gate. Left propeller struck a portable step.
- [Incident 19781006031229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031229I), Oct 6, 1978: Swrngn SA226TC (N781S), Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. Nose baggage door opened during taxi, baggage fell out and hit the prop.

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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