# Incident 19880408071569I: Swrngn SA227AC, Fort Wayne, IN, April 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1988, 01:15 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 40.9785° N, 85.1952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9785&lon=-85.1952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448CA-1994-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408071569I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE DOING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING.

## 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 CHI88IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA096), Apr 8, 1988: Swearingen SA-227AC (N448CA), Fort Wayne, IN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE STRUT FOR THE INTENDED SERVICE CONDITIONS IN COMMUTER AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N448CA (4)

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

- [Incident 19920617024759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617024759I), Jun 17, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N448CA), Rochester, NY. Power surges to left engine during stall recovery. Check ride. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19920522018779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522018779I), May 22, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N448CA), Rochester, NY. Right engine failed at beginning of takeoff run. Found drive gear to fuel control had failed.
- [Incident 19900808059999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900808059999I), Aug 8, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N448CA), Toledo, OH. Right cockpit window shattered en route. Precautionary descent and landing. Window improperly installed.
- [Incident 19891201061939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201061939I), Dec 1, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N448CA), Covington - Cin, OH. Smoke in cabin after landing. Shut engines down. Evacuated. Right cycle machine failed producing smoke in cabin.

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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