# Accident 19840222005089A: Swrngn SA26AT, Ruidoso, NM, February 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3494° N, 105.6806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3494&lon=-105.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17JJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17JJ-2001-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840222005089A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO NOTE GEAR HANDLE NOT FULL DOWN WHILE LANDING IN SEVERE TURBULENCE. LANDED GEAR 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 DEN84LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA097), Feb 22, 1984: Swearingen SA26AT (N17JJ), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17JJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19950215011079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950215011079I), Feb 15, 1995: Swrngn SA26AT (N17JJ), Los Angeles, CA. Narrative: on February 15, 1995, a merlin ii SA-26, departed long beach, California (lgb) enroute to Los Angeles International Airport (lax). Shortly after…
- [Incident 19910812040209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910812040209I), Aug 12, 1991: Swrngn SA26AT (N17JJ), South Lake Taho, CA, Minor damage. Pilot approached high and fast. Bounced 3 times damaging right propeller. Made go-around and landed safely.

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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