# Accident 19900124001049A: Swrngn SA226TC, Raleigh-Durham, NC, January 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1990, 17:42 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 35.8301° N, 78.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8301&lon=-78.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N396AV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,870 total, 1,586 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900124001049A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. DOOR ACTUATOR FORK WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. KEPT DOOR CLOSED.

## 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 ATL90LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA054), Jan 24, 1990: Swearingen SA 226TC (N396AV), Morrisville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR FORK ASSEMBLY BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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