# Incident 19971125044049I: Swrngn SA226T, Jacksonville, AR, November 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1997, 19:22 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, AR
- Airport: Little Rock Afb
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9175° N, 92.1450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LITTLE ROCK AFB (LRF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9175&lon=-92.1450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39MS-2021-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 65 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971125044049I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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