# Incident 19850226013049I: Swrngn SA226TC, Maion, IL, February 26, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1985, 19:15 local time
- Place: Maion, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Aircraft: N62Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62Z-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,224 total, 1,988 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850226013049I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A FLOCK OF DUCKS WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING. DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N62Z (4)

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

- [Incident 19970206008509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206008509I), Feb 6, 1997: Swrngn SA226TC (N62Z), Del Rio, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: as the aircraft approached the ramp area the first officer was attempting to locate the aircraft's position on the airport diagram and the captain…
- [Incident 19861205078949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861205078949I), Dec 5, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N62Z), St Louis, MO. Engine oil pressure gauges read below limit. Pilot returned to field. Maintenance could not locate exact cause.
- [Incident 19840708057979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840708057979I), Jul 8, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N62Z), Paducah, KY. Right engine oil pressure fluctuating climbout. Shut engine down and returned. Oil scavenger pump had failed.
- [Incident 19820330009559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820330009559I), Mar 30, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N62Z), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off runway on takeoff. Pilot unable to correct. Suspect nosewheel steering palm switch spring.

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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