# NTSB ATL80IA085: Swearingen SA226, N255AV, Camp Springs, MD, August 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1980
- Place: Camp Springs, MD · CAMP SPRINGS, MD
- Location: 38.8049° N, 76.9183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camp Springs, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8049&lon=-76.9183&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80IA085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0026  80/8/15    CAMP SPRINGS,MD     SWEARINGEN SA226    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N255AV              PX-  0  0  3  SCHED PASSG SRV           27, 2900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDREWS AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- DOOR HINGE BUSHINGS MILLED TO SMALLER THAN NORMAL LENGTH.R GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT FULLY OPEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N255AV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Andrews Afb

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800815066539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815066539I), Aug 15, 1980: Swrngn SA226AT, Camp Springs, MD, Minor damage. Landed gear up after right main would not lock down. Found fractured roller bearing on right gear uplock.

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.

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