# Accident 19820820040429A: Swrngn SA226TC, Kansas City, MO, August 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1982, 14:43 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 39.1229° N, 94.5928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1229&lon=-94.5928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237AM-1991-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,273 total, 3,456 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820040429A

## Narrative

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

AFT HINGE BOLT WAS MISSING FROM LEFT INBOARD LANDING GEAR DOOR. THIS ALLOWED THE LANDING GEAR TO JAM UP.

## 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 MKC82FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA149), Aug 20, 1982: Swearingen SA226TC (N237AM), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N237AM (3)

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

- [Incident 19890905033649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890905033649I), Sep 5, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N237AM), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Unable to get gear down light. Retracted gear and landed gear up. Rigging of doors could cause jamming.
- [Incident 19840524038659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524038659I), May 24, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N237AM), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Unable to extend the right main gear for landing. Landed gear up. Found mechanics wrench wedged in gear door hinge.
- [Incident 19830224024079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830224024079I), Feb 24, 1983: Swrngn SA226TC (N237AM), St Louis, MO. A child ran into a spinning propeller while aircraft was being loaded. Better lighting and engine shutdown ordered.

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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