# Accident 20050531018769A: Swrngn SA226T, Teterboro, NJ, May 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Teterboro, NJ
- Airport: Teterboro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8500° N, 74.0608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8500&lon=-74.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22DW-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3313U303G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050531018769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/31/2005 AT 11:30E THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL RUNWAY 01 AT TEB AND CRASHED. THE ARFF TEAM RESPONDED. POLICE OFFICER ^PRIV^ AND TEB OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR ^PRIVACY^ WERE FIRST ON THE SCENE. THEY REMOVED THE PILOT FROM THE BURNING AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. CRASH TRUCK #1 DISPERSED FOAM ON THE BURNING AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC05LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA089), May 31, 2005: Swearingen SA-226T (N22DW), Teterboro, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to depart with a known deficiency, which resulted in a loss of control during landing at the destination airport. A factor was the fuel control units' improper flight…

## Other reports on N22DW (1)

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

- [Incident 19780613045569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780613045569I), Jun 13, 1978: Swrngn SA226TC (N22DW), Jamaica, NY. Pilot unable to get a gear safe indication except after manual gear extension. A wire to extension motor broken.

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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