# Incident 19891226062369I: Swrngn SA226TC, Garden City, KS, December 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1989, 10:50 local time
- Place: Garden City, KS
- Airport: Garden City Municipal
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 37.9275° N, 100.7244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDEN CITY RGNL (GCK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9275&lon=-100.7244&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: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891226062369I

## Narrative

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

BRAKES FADED AND STEERING CONTROL WOULD NOT RESPOND. DEPARTED RUNWAY. REPLACED FOUR MASTER CYLINDERS.

## 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 19880901039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901039669I), Sep 1, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Cockpit side window exploded, apparently due to material failure. Emergency landing. Medical treatment for copilot.
- [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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