# Accident 19810324012389A: Swrngn SA227TT, San Marcos, TX, March 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1011R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1011R-1984-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226-T(B) (registry code 8780406, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226-t-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227TT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,922 total, 112 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810324012389A

## Narrative

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

ABRUPT CHANGE OF POWER LEVER TO FLIGHT IDLE ON LEFT ENGINE ON SHORT FINAL PRODUCED HARD YAW LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA054), Mar 24, 1981: Swearingen SA227 (N1011R), San Marcos, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1011R (1)

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

- [Incident 19800325043119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800325043119I), Mar 25, 1980: Swrngn SA226TB (N1011R), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing. Nose gear door rod end pn S2321L 3 had broken and jammed the door closed.

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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