- Date
- October 20, 1973
- Place
- College Stn, TX · COLLEGE STN, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5273MSwearingen SA226T
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731020034529A
- Case key
- 188317
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3117 73/10/20 COLLEGE STN,TEX SWEARINGEN SA226T CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0945 N5273M PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING 36, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1404 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTERWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGE STN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- R TIRE HAD 7X5 IN AREA WORN OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5273M
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA226T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Easterwood
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.