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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA226TC · Ft Wayne, IN · April 5, 1982

Date
April 5, 1982 · 21:38 local
Place
Ft Wayne, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
AWAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N639S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA115
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,182 total7,082 in this make and model198 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Veered into snowdrift on landing, collapsed gear. Factor blowing snow, windows and crew misjudgement.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED INTO SNOWDRIFT ON LANDING, COLLAPSED GEAR. FACTOR BLOWING SNOW, WINDOWS AND CREW MISJUDGEMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.