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FAA incident report · Swrngn SA-226T · Jacksonville, AR · November 25, 1997

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Date
November 25, 1997 · 19:22 local
Place
Jacksonville, AR
Airport
Little Rock Afb
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N39MS
Reported as
Swrngn SA226T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total65 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N39MSRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2021 · Swearingen SA-226TS/N T257 · Built 1975Airframe modelSwearingen SA-226TEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Narrative: on November 25, 1997, at 1922 local, swearingen, SA-226-T, N39MS, s/n T257, made an emergency landing at Little Rock Afb. The aircraft was piloted by chris ringos of elkhart, Indiana. The aircraft departed mena, Arkansas, and experienced landing gear problems when the left main gear extended into the down locked position. The aircraft diverted to Little Rock and in the vicinity of Little Rock Afb, the pilot experienced jerking movement in the flight controls. The pilot landed at Little Rock Afb, with no damage to aircraft and no injury to the pilot. Upon investigation of the incident it was found that the pilot knew that the sas (stall avoidance system) was inoperative when he departed mena, Arkansas. The system is required to be operative for vfr/ifr flight. Enforcement action was taken against the pilot for violation of 91.213, eir 98SW110005. Swearing representatives from fairchild disabled the sas system, installed stiff legs on all three landing gear, lock wired gear handle in down position for ferry flight to Little Rock, Arkansas. Aircraft was repaired at midcoast Little Rock by fairchild aircraft services. A defective switch was found in the landing gear and an m or d report was submitted. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 25, 1997, AT 1922 LOCAL, SWEARINGEN, SA-226-T, N39MS, S/N T257, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT LITTLE ROCK AFB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY CHRIS RINGOS OF ELKHART, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MENA, ARKANSAS, AND EXPERIENCED LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED INTO THE DOWN LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LITTLE ROCK AND IN THE VICINITY OF LITTLE ROCK AFB, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED JERKING MOVEMENT IN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE PILOT LANDED AT LITTLE ROCK AFB, WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PILOT KNEW THAT THE SAS (STALL AVOIDANCE SYSTEM) WAS INOPERATIVE WHEN HE DEPARTED MENA, ARKANSAS. THE SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO BE OPERATIVE FOR VFR/IFR FLIGHT. ENFORCEMENT ACTION WAS TAKEN AGAINST THE PILOT FOR VIOLATION OF 91.213, EIR 98SW110005. SWEARING REPRESENTATIVES FROM FAIRCHILD DISABLED THE SAS SYSTEM, INSTALLED STIFF LEGS ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, LOCK WIRED GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AT MIDCOAST LITTLE ROCK BY FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT SERVICES. A DEFECTIVE SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE LANDING GEAR AND AN M OR D REPORT WAS SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.