# Accident 19850124012899A: Swrngn SA26T, Dallas, TX, January 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1985, 21:05 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8302° N, 96.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8302&lon=-96.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600P-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA26-T (registry code 8780102, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,224 total, 381 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850124012899A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKOFF ROLL. GEAR HANDLE FOUND IN GEAR DOWN POSITION. PILOT SEAT ARM REST TOUCHING GEAR HANDLE.

## 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 FTW85LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA101), Jan 25, 1985: Swearingen SA26-T (N600P), Dallas, 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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