# Accident 19911203054879A: Swrngn SA226T, Iowa City, IA, December 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1991, 15:45 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Airport: Iowa City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CYMA
- Location: 41.6507° N, 91.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6507&lon=-91.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14TP-2005-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3313U
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,145 total, 87 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911203054879A

## Narrative

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

ON SECOND APPROACH THE PROPELLERS IMPACTED RUNWAY AND A PORTION OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE PENETRATED THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA038), Dec 3, 1991: Swearingen SA-226T (N14TP), Iowa, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER BLADES CONTACTING THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW A…

## Other reports on N14TP (1)

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

- [Incident 19950711023239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711023239I), Jul 11, 1995: Swrngn SA226T (N14TP), Iowa City, IA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on takeoff roll. Bent nose and propellers.

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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