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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA226TC · Palm Springs, CA · May 28, 1982

Date: May 28, 1982 · 20:40 local
Place: Palm Springs, CA
Airport: Palm Springs
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: SUNA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1009R
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX82DUG12
Reported as: Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,150 total1,500 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N1009RRegistration cancelled Nov 10, 1998 · Swearingen SA226TCS/N TC358 Airframe modelSwearingen SA226TC

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What happened

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

Lineman walked into idling propeller after disconnecting APU.

As the FAA filed it

LINEMAN WALKED INTO IDLING PROPELLER AFTER DISCONNECTING APU.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX82DUG12Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPalm Springs, CAAfter starting the engines at night, a signal was given to a line service employee to disconnect the APU. While attempting to disconnect the APU, the line service employee moved into the path of the right propeller and was seriously injured.May 29, 1982 · Minor damage