# Accident 19910611024109A: Swrngn SA227AC, Visalia, CA, June 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1991, 03:45 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 36.2908° N, 119.3794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2908&lon=-119.3794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,785 total, 879 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910611024109A

## Narrative

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

CFI GAVE PILOT ENGINE OUT ILS APPROACH AND ADDED NO FLAP LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP. CFI WAITED FOR STUDENT LOWER GEAR

## 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 LAX91LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA277), Jun 11, 1991: Fairchild SA227-AC (N348AE), Visalia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR/PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE FLIGHT AND THE SECOND PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CHECKLIST AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CREW COORDINATION TO ENSURE THAT THE 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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