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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227AC · San Luis Obispo, CA · April 12, 1987

Date
April 12, 1987 · 16:45 local
Place
San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport
San Luis Obispo County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WWMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2683U
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total250 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Approach was flown below VASI. Right main gear struck runway lip. Drag braces suffered instantaneous fracture.

As the FAA filed it

APPROACH WAS FLOWN BELOW VASI. RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK RUNWAY LIP. DRAG BRACES SUFFERED INSTANTANEOUS FRACTURE.