# Incident 19880901039669I: Swrngn SA226TC, Kansas City, MO, September 1, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1988, 10:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 38.4098° N, 96.1899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4098&lon=-96.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N257AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257AM-1994-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901039669I

## Narrative

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

COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED, APPARENTLY DUE TO MATERIAL FAILURE. EMERGENCY LANDING. MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR COPILOT.

## 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 MKC88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA167), Sep 1, 1988: Swearingen SA-226 (N257AM), Emporia, KS, minor damage

## Other reports on N257AM (5)

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

- [Incident 19910807038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807038019I), Aug 7, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Kansas City, MO. Unable to retract right main gear after departure. Returned. Had a malfuncting right main gear up-lock switch.
- [Incident 19910416014969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416014969I), Apr 16, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Kansas City, MO. Right engine fire warning after departure. Returned. Oil cooler fire detection wire chafing on cowl.
- [Incident 19900514024719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900514024719I), May 14, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Wichita, KS. Emergency procedures used to lower nose gear. Maintenance rigged actuators of nose gear. Checked ok.
- [Incident 19891226062369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891226062369I), Dec 26, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Garden City, KS. Brakes faded and steering control would not respond. Departed runway. Replaced four master cylinders.
- [Incident 19880205006189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880205006189I), Feb 5, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Wichita, KS. Right gear would not extend. Diverted to Wichita. Gear lowered by emergency procedures. Gear activator defective.

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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