# Incident 19851012059189I: Martin B26CTENGASCO, Harlingen, TX, October 12, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1985, 18:20 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Rio Grand Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5546N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5546N-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin B-26C (registry code 5450106, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-b-26c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN B26CTENGASCO
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,315 total, 18 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851012059189I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. PROBABLE DIFFICULTY OF SUBSTITUTE SEQUENCE VALVE WHICH CONTROLLED NOSE GEAR CYCLE.

## Other reports on N5546N (1)

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

- [Accident 19950928030549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030549A), Sep 28, 1995: Doug B26C (N5546N), Odessa, TX, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Flew low over witness. Engines missing. Sharp turn. Nosed into ground. FAA ASI on board for flight evaluation.

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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