37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 13, 1989 · 08:30 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AMWA
Aircraft
N225AM
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Unable to get gear safe light. Returned. Landed safely. Wire to gear position switch was broken.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO GET GEAR SAFE LIGHT. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. WIRE TO GEAR POSITION SWITCH WAS BROKEN.