# Incident 20140613009849I: Swearingen SA226-T(B), Midland, TX, June 13, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2014, 16:36 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36LC-2024-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226-T(B) (registry code 8780406, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226-t-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226-T(B)
- Reported engine: AIR RESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,686 total, 275 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140613009849I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE, 13 2014, AT 1636, A SWEARINGEN SA226-T(B), AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N36LC, REGISTERED TO PATRON POLY LLC, WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 16R AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS (KMAF).  THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGED BOTH PROPELLERS DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING.  PERSONNEL FROM THE FBO OBSERVED THE INCIDENT AND INFORMED THE PILOT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS UPON ARRIVING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE NO  INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KDFW IN DALLAS, TEXAS ON JUNE 13, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT .

## Other reports on N36LC (1)

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

- [Accident 20220506004249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220506004249A), May 6, 2022: Swearingen SA226-T(B) (N36LC), Centennial, CO, Substantial damage. ?N36LC departed central Nebraska regional airport (gri) for Centennial Airport Colorado (apa) on the last leg of a three segment flight day. Aircrew completed…

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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