# NTSB FTW80DA108: Swearingen SA226, N58RA, Killeen, TX, August 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1980
- Place: Killeen, TX · KILLEEN, TX
- Location: 31.1171° N, 97.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Killeen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1171&lon=-97.7278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DA108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1813  80/8/24    KILLEEN,TX          SWEARINGEN SA226    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0845                    N58RA               PX-  0  0  9  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      43, 5639 TOTAL HOURS, 982
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KILLEEN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS/FORT WORTH,TX        KILLEEN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N58RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Killeen Muni

## 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 19800824037879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824037879A), Aug 24, 1980: Swrngn SA226T, Killeen, TX, Substantial damage. Made hard landing ten feet short of runway. Damaged landing gear trunions.

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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