# Accident 19890426010039A: Swrngn SA226AT, Jacksonville, FL, April 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1989, 21:45 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FCTA
- Location: 30.4191° N, 81.8098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4191&lon=-81.8098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39RD-1993-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226AT (registry code 8780405, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226AT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3313U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890426010039A

## Narrative

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

ALL THREE GEARS COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 MIA89FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA138), Apr 27, 1989: Swearingen SA-226-AT (N39RD), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO USE THE AIRPLANE LANDING CHECKLIST AND ASSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO LANDING.

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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