- Date
- February 17, 1983, 20:50 local (Feb 18, 1983, 01:50 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, SD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N737EFSwearingen SA-26T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830217007609A
- Case key
- 16042
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with a snowbank 10 feet beyond the threshold during landing. After the accident the pilot reportedthat during the final approach to a landing on runway 32, the left main landing gear contacted a 2 foot high snowbank just beyond the threshold lights. The scissors assembly of the left main gear was broken and allowed the wheel to ROTATE360 degrees on the axis of the strut. Directional control was maintained and the acft remained on the runway. At first damage was thought to be minimal. After further inspection for repairs to the structure the damage was found to be substantial.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737EF
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-26T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T-26-22
- Airframe hours
- 4,015
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-26, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brian E. Applewick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 28, 1982 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- PIR · Pierre, SD
- Destination
- MDS · Madison, SD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MDS · Madison, runway 32, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 805 total · 297 in this make and model · 730 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Observed at
- HON
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.