# Incident 19910812040209I: Swrngn SA26AT, South Lake Taho, CA, August 12, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1991, 12:15 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17JJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17JJ-2001-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910812040209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPROACHED HIGH AND FAST. BOUNCED 3 TIMES DAMAGING RIGHT PROPELLER. MADE GO-AROUND AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N17JJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19950215011079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950215011079I), Feb 15, 1995: Swrngn SA26AT (N17JJ), Los Angeles, CA. Narrative: on February 15, 1995, a merlin ii SA-26, departed long beach, California (lgb) enroute to Los Angeles International Airport (lax). Shortly after…
- [Accident 19840222005089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840222005089A), Feb 22, 1984: Swrngn SA26AT (N17JJ), Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. Failed to note gear handle not full down while landing in severe turbulence. Landed gear up.

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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