# Incident 19970226004639I: Swrngn SA226AT, Thomaston, GA, February 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Thomaston, GA
- Airport: Reginald Grant Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8917° N, 84.3267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomaston, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8917&lon=-84.3267&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 SA226AT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970226004639I

## Narrative

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

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 AIRPORT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE AIR MILES TO THE NORTH EAST OF THE CLOSED AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE GEAR INDICATOR GAGE REFLECTED THE GEARS WERE NOT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND THE GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT STATED HE LEFT KISSIMMEE, FL AROUND 15:55 HOURS ENROUTE TO TARA FIELD IN ATLANTA, GA TO PICKUP AN ENGINE. THE WEATHER AT TARA FIELD WAS BAD AND HE DIVERTED TO FALCON FIELD. HE FAILED TO SEE THE RUNWAY AND EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH. HE THEN REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO AN AIRPORT WITH BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. ATC CLEARED HIM TO THE COLUMBUS, GA AIRPORT. PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE COLUMBUS AIRPORT AND THEN REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO THE THOMASTON/UPSON AIRPORT BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSER TO HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. ATC CLEARED HIM TO THE THOMASTON/UPSON AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO MAINTAIN 5000 FEET AND THEN CLEARED TO DESCENT TO 4000 FEET. THE PILOT THEN REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A DESCENT TO 3000 FEET. THE PILOT STATED UPON BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS THAT HE SAW THE AIRPORT ABOUT TWO MILES AHEAD AND HE ENTERED A DOWNWIND FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE CLOSED AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N872S (2)

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

- [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…
- [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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