# Accident 19860924048909A: Swrngn SA226TC, Galesburg, IL, September 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1986, 20:35 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Airport: Galesburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.9509° N, 90.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9509&lon=-90.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327BA-2005-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313UW
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860924048909A

## Narrative

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

THE WHEELS RETRACTED ON ROTATION. PILOT ABORTED. SUSPECT THE LANDING GEAR LEVER INADVERTENTLY BUMPED OUT OF DETENT.

## 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 CHI86FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA235), Sep 25, 1986: Fairchild SA-266TC (N327BA), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N327BA (1)

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

- [Incident 19880525028959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525028959I), May 25, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N327BA), Houston, TX. Nose wheel fail light on approach. Aircraft made a sharp uncommanded turn off runway on rollout. Steering defect.

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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