# Accident 19830211003529A: Swrngn SA26T, Houston, TX, February 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1983, 12:36 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P. Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6458° N, 95.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6458&lon=-95.2772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111PT-1992-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA26-T (registry code 8780102, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,455 total, 1,035 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830211003529A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING NOSE WHEEL BEGAN A VIOLENT OSCILLATION UNTIL IT LOCKED AT A 25 DEGREE ANGLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE.

## 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 FTW83LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA109), Feb 11, 1983: Swearingen SA-26T (N111PT), Houston, TX, 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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