- Date
- June 16, 1980
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N205MBSwearingen SA226A
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800616032839A
- Case key
- 130570
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2914 80/6/16 BIRMINGHAM,AL SWEARINGEN SA226A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1911 N205MB PX- 0 0 4 CORP/EXEC 59, 20130 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW ORLEANS,LA BIRMINGHAM,AL JACKSON,MS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ROLLER FAILED.DOOR JAMMED IN UP PSN.PLT RPRTD LNDG LONG TO STOP IN GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N205MB
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA226A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.