# Accident 20000109013409A: Kennedy James A SWEARINGER SX300, Jekyll Island, GA, January 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2000, 12:15 local time
- Place: Jekyll Island, GA
- Airport: Jekyll Island Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0403° N, 81.4106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0403&lon=-81.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54SX-2001-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kennedy James A SWEARINGER SX300 (registry code 05606B3, https://openairdocs.org/model/kennedy-james-a-swearinger-sx300) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000109013409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED ON LANDING. OTHER GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE A/C VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.

## 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 MIA00LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA067), Jan 9, 2000: Swearingen SX300 (N54SX), Jekyll Island, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the left main landing gear attachment during the landing/flare touchdown for undetermined reasons, resulting in the loss of directional control and the airplane exiting the runway and…

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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