# Incident 19890816046059I: Swrngn SA226TC, Denver, CO, August 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1989, 05:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GPMA
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511SS-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 130 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890816046059I

## Narrative

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

FELT BUMP WHILE TAXIING. THOUGHT HE RAN OVER CHOCK. LATER FOUND HAD PROPELLER STRIKE. UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OBJECT HIT

## Other reports on N511SS (6)

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

- [Incident 19900407018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900407018639I), Apr 7, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N511SS), Salt Lake City, UT, Damage unknown. Fire in NR1 engine after shutdown in parking place. Engine will be removed to determine cause of fire.
- [Incident 19870407040719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870407040719I), Apr 7, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N511SS), Kansas City, MO. Shut down engine due to fluctuating instruments. Maintenance replaced fuel control.
- [Accident 19841207067369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841207067369A), Dec 7, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N511SS), Harrison, AR, Substantial damage. All landing gears collapsed on rollout. No mechanical malfunction nor pilot error proved to be the cause.
- [Incident 19841031064739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841031064739I), Oct 31, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N511SS), Little Rock, AR. Elevator control column seized. Sas servo PN95001001F jammed internally.
- [Accident 19841026075479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841026075479A), Oct 26, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N511SS), Tulsa, OK. After diverting due to weather, lost hydraulic pressure, smoke in cabin. Found ruptured hydraulic line.
- [Incident 19840112010909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840112010909I), Jan 12, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N511SS), Fayetteville, AR, Minor damage. Prop strike due to unlocked left gear. A pull up that locked the gear down was then aborted. Gear actuator leaking.

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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