# Accident 19940621027289A: Swrngn SA26AT, Greenville, SC, June 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1994, 09:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Donaldson Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7706° N, 82.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7706&lon=-82.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802DJ-1995-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,717 total, 34 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940621027289A

## Narrative

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

REDUCED POWER TOO SOON CAUSED DROPOUT AND HARD LANDING. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WINGS RESULTED.

## 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 ATL94LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA146), Jun 21, 1994: Swearingen SA-26AT (N802DJ), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING, RESULTING IN A HARD 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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