# Incident 19810211010119I: Swrngn SA226TC, Southbend, IN, February 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1981, 13:59 local time
- Place: Southbend, IN
- Airport: Michana Regional
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67X-1993-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 290 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/19810211010119I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR LIGHT ON AFTER RETRACTION. RETURNED AND FOUND FROZEN SWITCH.

## Other reports on N67X (4)

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

- [Incident 19840425020809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425020809I), Apr 25, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N67X), Berkeley, MO, Minor damage. Allied fuel truck ran into the parked aircraft. Passengers had not been boarded.
- [Incident 19811222084979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811222084979I), Dec 22, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N67X), Danville, IL, Minor damage. Copilot lost directional control on landing roll in a strong crosswind. Hit snow bank and runway lights.
- [Incident 19810819068299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819068299I), Aug 19, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N67X), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Za zg zh left engine failed in climb. Returned. Found internal failure not contained. Damaged engine mount.
- [Incident 19780726036499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726036499I), Jul 26, 1978: Swrngn SA226TC (N67X), Nashville, TN. Aircraft veered left during takeoff, got airborne. Nose gear did not center due to inflation and cam adjustment

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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