# Incident 19951230045629I: Swrngn SA26AT, Oklahoma City, OK, December 30, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1995, 21:13 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers World
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKEA
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951230045629I

## Narrative

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

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 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 19940914036669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940914036669I), Sep 14, 1994: Swrngn SA26AT (N872S), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Collided with runway light on takeoff. Left engine flamed out. Aborted. Prop blade tip cut through left fuel cell.

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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