# Incident 19831230073439I: Swrngn SA226TC, Lynchburg, VA, December 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FAVA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101GS-1998-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313UW
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831230073439I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DEER ON THE LANDING ROLL. IMPACT BENT LEFT PROP. CARCASS WAS WRAPPED AROUND LEFT GEAR STRUT.

## Other reports on N101GS (2)

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

- [Incident 19920411014299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920411014299I), Apr 11, 1992: Swrngn SA226TC (N101GS), Billings, MT. Unsafe gear indication on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Found nose gear up lock switches out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19910603022759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910603022759I), Jun 3, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N101GS), Kansas City, MO. Left hydraulic pressure light on after takeoff. Returned. Replaced hydraulic pressure switch.

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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