# Incident 19820405016779I: Swrngn SA226TC, Ft Wayne, IN, April 5, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1982, 21:38 local time
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AWAA
- Location: 41.0002° N, 85.2108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0002&lon=-85.2108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N639S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,182 total, 7,082 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405016779I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI82DA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA115), Apr 6, 1982: Swearingen SA226TC (N639S), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage

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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