# Accident 19850323011539A: Swrngn SA226TC, Hot Springs, AR, March 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1985, 10:45 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SKIA
- Location: 34.5005° N, 93.0495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5005&lon=-93.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508SS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313UW
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,032 total, 1,280 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850323011539A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED DURING FIRST OFFICER LANDING. CAPTAIN INADVERTENTLY HIT GEAR HANDLE AS HE REACHED FOR YOKE. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 MKC85FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA076), Mar 23, 1985: Swearingen SA226TC (N508SS), Hot Springs, AR, 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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