# Incident 19940914036669I: Swrngn SA26AT, Rochester, NY, September 14, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1994, 18:05 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DKEA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N872S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N872S-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 65 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940914036669I

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY LIGHT ON TAKEOFF. LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. ABORTED. PROP BLADE TIP CUT THROUGH LEFT FUEL CELL.

## Other reports on N872S (2)

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

- [Incident 19970226004639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970226004639I), Feb 26, 1997: Swrngn SA226AT (N872S), Thomaston, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot landed on a closed runway in Thomaston, Georgia. The runway was appropriately marked with a large yellow x on both ends. The destination…
- [Incident 19951230045629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951230045629I), Dec 30, 1995: Swrngn SA26AT (N872S), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed rwy 17R okc. Pilot noticed gear unsafe indication for nose landing gear during retraction and cycled gear several times. Pilot…

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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