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Incident

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA26AT · Raleigh-Durham, NC · July 31, 1990

Date
July 31, 1990 · 13:30 local
Place
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N642PB
Reported as
Swrngn SA26AT
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total500 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

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 retract gear. Right engine surging. Returned. Gear limit switch failed. Boost pump had screen blockage.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR. RIGHT ENGINE SURGING. RETURNED. GEAR LIMIT SWITCH FAILED. BOOST PUMP HAD SCREEN BLOCKAGE.