FTW81FRG24

NTSB accident investigation · Swearingen SA26T · Smithville, TX · March 6, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1981
Place
Smithville, TX · SMITHVILLE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N100AWSwearingen SA26T
Status
Completed · report April 10, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810306008699A
Case key
127349

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0287   81/3/6    SMITHVILLE,TX       SWEARINGEN SA26T    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 11612
        TIME - 1630                    N100AW              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHVILLE,TX               OKLAHOMA CITY,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAXIED TO RWY WITH ONLY R ENG OPERATING.L ENG STARTED AS ACFT STARTED TKOF ROLL.

Aircraft

Registration
N100AW
Reported as
Swearingen SA26T
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Smithville

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.