# Accident 19960605012889A: Swrngn SA226AT, Galena, AK, June 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FQJA
- Location: 64.7403° N, 156.8492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7403&lon=-156.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501FS-1998-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226AT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311151A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605012889A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED ON RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. VEERED OFF,PROP STRIKE. LEFT ENGINE FRAGMENTED.DEBRIE HIT FUSELAGE.BLAMED SOFT SPOT

## 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 ANC96LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA084), Jun 5, 1996: Swearingen SA-26 (N501FS), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. Factors associated with the accident were the soft and uneven airstrip conditions.

## Other reports on N501FS (1)

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

- [Accident 19980707015999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980707015999A), Jul 7, 1998: Swrngn SA26AT (N501FS), St George, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.4) The flight departed anchorage, Alaska, and was en route to saint George, Alaska, to pick up passengers for a return flight to anchorage. The…

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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