# NTSB FTW79FQG50: Swearingen SA26AT, N939WB, Midland, TX, August 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1979
- Place: Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1696   79/8/6    MIDLAND,TX          SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4848
        TIME - 1300                    N939WB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,TX                  SAN ANGELO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BRASS THREADS FAILED IN GEAR ACTUATOR JACK SCREW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N939WB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midland Regional

## 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 19790806021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790806021249A), Aug 6, 1979: Swrngn SA26AT, Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Rt. Main gear failed to retract after t/off. Unable to get lock down right gear. Right gear collapsed on rollout.

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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