- Date
- July 7, 1981
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 18 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N781SSwearingen SA-226
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123602
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0022 81/7/7 DETROIT,MI SWEARINGEN SA-226 CR- 0 0 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1652 N781S PX- 0 0 16 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO OPERATOR - AIR WISCONSIN,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MI FORT WAYNE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT REMARKS- R PROP,FUSELAGE SKIN HIT RWY AFT GEAR WAS RETRACTED.L & R ENGS 18.8 & 7.2PCT BLO TARGET TORQUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N781S
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-226
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro
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