# Incident 19850318014709I: Swrngn SA226TC, Palm Springs, CA, March 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1985, 20:25 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N538S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33110
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,725 total, 5,050 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850318014709I

## Narrative

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

RETRACTED GEAR AFTER LIFTOFF, SETTLED, PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY. CONTINUED CLIMBOUT AROUND PATTERN AND LANDED.

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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