# NTSB CHI79FEP23: Swearingen SA-226, N160MA, Wisconsin Rpds, WI, January 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1979
- Place: Wisconsin Rpds, WI · WISCONSIN RPDS, WI
- Location: 44.3929° N, 89.8267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wisconsin Rapids, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3929&lon=-89.8267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0052  79/1/15    WISCONSIN RPDS,WI   SWEARINGEN SA-226   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0605                    N160MA              PX-  0  0  9  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      33, 5883 TOTAL HOURS, 235
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDRIA FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  WISCONSIN RPDS,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- 25 OF 40 RWY LIGHTS NOT OPERATING OR MISSING DUE SNOW PLOW OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N160MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA-226
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alexandria Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19790115000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115000849A), Jan 15, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC, Wisconsin Rapid, WI, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed hard with nose pointed to left, ran into a snow bank. 25 of 42 runway lights not operating.

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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