# Accident 19951215040489A: Swrngn SA226AT, Detroit, MI, December 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1995, 04:23 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GSGA
- Location: 42.2196° N, 83.3499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2196&lon=-83.3499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31AT-2009-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226AT (registry code 8780405, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226AT
- Reported engine: GARRTT ATF3*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951215040489A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE ELECTRIC PROBLEMS. DIVERTED TO DTW. LANDED GEAR UP. NO ANOMALIES GEAR OR ELECTRIC SYSTEM FOUND. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FLINT MI IN ROUTE TO LOUISVILLE KY. PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE SURGES AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO DETROIT METRO AIRPORT, WHERE HE MADE A GEAR UP LANDING.

## 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 CHI96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA053), Dec 15, 1995: Swearingen SA-226AT (N31AT), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor in the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.

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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