33.8303° N, 116.5453° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 18, 1985 · 20:25 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N538S
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE33110
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,725 total5,050 in this make and model248 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Retracted gear after liftoff, settled, propeller struck runway. Continued climbout around pattern and landed.
As the FAA filed it
RETRACTED GEAR AFTER LIFTOFF, SETTLED, PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY. CONTINUED CLIMBOUT AROUND PATTERN AND LANDED.