- Date
- August 8, 1981
- Place
- Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7603Swearingen SA26AT
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810808049259A
- Case key
- 123939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2593 81/8/8 MIDLAND,TX SWEARINGEN SA26AT CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1200 N7603 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING 49, 10700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND RGNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG SPRINGS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- R MAIN TIRE BLOWN ON ROTATION.SEVERE VIBRATION DRG LIFT-OFF & LDG.WING,FUSELAGE DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7603
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Midland Rgnl
N7603Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2009 · Swearingen SA-26ATAirframe modelSwearingen SA-26ATEngine modelAiResearch 331 SER 605HP
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.