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FAA incident report · Swrngn SA-26AT · Oklahoma City, OK · December 30, 1995

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Date
December 30, 1995 · 21:13 local
Place
Oklahoma City, OK
Airport
Will Rogers World
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DKEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N872S
Reported as
Swrngn SA26AT
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total100 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N872SRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Swearingen SA-26ATS/N T26-123 · Built 1969Airframe modelSwearingen SA-26ATEngine modelAiResearch 331 SER 605HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft departed rwy 17R okc. Pilot noticed gear unsafe indication for nose landing gear during retraction and cycled gear several times. Pilot performed manual gear extension procedure, but still had gear unsafe indication. Pilot made low approach to runway 17R and control tower personnel observed that nose landing gear was trailing and not fully extended. Pilot landed on runway 17R, touching down on main wheels only, pulling both stop/feather levers for propellers, and holding nose wheel off runway as long as possible. Damage limited to propeller blade tips, radome and nose landing gear doors. Inspection revealed nose gear retraction link broken just above lower attachment point. Aircraft logs do not reflect any history of nose landing gear problems, and cause of gear failure not yet identified. Mechanic Will advise when cause is identified so that a malfunction or defect report can be completed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 17R OKC. PILOT NOTICED GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION FOR NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING RETRACTION AND CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. PILOT PERFORMED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE, BUT STILL HAD GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. PILOT MADE LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17R AND CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL OBSERVED THAT NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TRAILING AND NOT FULLY EXTENDED. PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 17R, TOUCHING DOWN ON MAIN WHEELS ONLY, PULLING BOTH STOP/FEATHER LEVERS FOR PROPELLERS, AND HOLDING NOSE WHEEL OFF RUNWAY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER BLADE TIPS, RADOME AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS. INSPECTION REVEALED NOSE GEAR RETRACTION LINK BROKEN JUST ABOVE LOWER ATTACHMENT POINT. AIRCRAFT LOGS DO NOT REFLECT ANY HISTORY OF NOSE LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS, AND CAUSE OF GEAR FAILURE NOT YET IDENTIFIED. MECHANIC WILL ADVISE WHEN CAUSE IS IDENTIFIED SO THAT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT CAN BE COMPLETED.

Other reports on N872S · 2

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

Incident 19970226004639ILevel Off Touchdown · Thomaston, GANarrative: 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 airport is located approximately five air miles to the north east of the closed airport.…Feb 26, 1997 · Reported as Swrngn SA226AT · Minor damageIncident 19940914036669ITakeoff Ground Roll · Rochester, NYCollided with runway light on takeoff. Left engine flamed out. Aborted. Prop blade tip cut through left fuel cell.Sep 14, 1994 · Minor damage