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NTSB accident investigation · Swearingen SA26T · Jackson, WY · February 29, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 29, 1980
Place
Jackson, WY · JACKSON, WY
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N30SGSwearingen SA26T
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800229004169A
Case key
136321

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1352  80/2/29    JACKSON,WY          SWEARINGEN SA26T    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N30SG               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 48, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            260 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON HOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HURON,SD                    JACKSON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- BOTH CLUTCHES IN NOSE WHL STEERING SERVO/MOTOR UNIT,PN 26-53027-1,WORN.R TREAD,NOSE WHL,SCUFFED.

Aircraft

Registration
N30SG
Reported as
Swearingen SA26T
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jackson Hole

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.