# Accident 19851220074249A: Swrngn SA226TC, Cleveland, OH, December 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 41.4891° N, 81.6694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4891&lon=-81.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N334BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334BA-1994-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313U
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,897 total, 948 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220074249A

## Narrative

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

SLIGHTLY MISALIGNED ON LANDING.UNABLE TO KEEP LEFT MAIN FROM LEAVING SIDE OF RUNWAY.PARALLELED RUNWAY, HIT SNOWBANK

## 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 CHI86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA051), Dec 20, 1985: Fairchild SA226TC (N334BA), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N334BA (4)

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

- [Incident 19901228064719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901228064719I), Dec 28, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N334BA), Mc Allen, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Aircraft veered off runway.
- [Incident 19870527041559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870527041559I), May 27, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N334BA), Quincy, IL. Loud bang and left engine quit developing power. Safe landing. Power reduction gear box failed.
- [Incident 19870412016339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870412016339I), Apr 12, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N334BA), Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. Deer changed course and ran into path of the aircraft. Struck right propeller. Aborted takeoff.
- [Incident 19861104077329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861104077329I), Nov 4, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N334BA), St Louis, MO. Unable to extend the gear normally, used emergency procedures. Found ruptured hydraulic line to flap actuator.

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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