# NTSB LAX82DA177: Swearingen SA26-T, N711AH, Fresno, CA, May 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 17, 1982, 08:18 local (15:18 UTC)
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA177
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70757/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA177

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,gear lever - engaged (contributing factor)
  - electrical system,circuit breaker - popped/tripped (contributing factor)
  - gear down and locked - not attained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY AND THAT THE GEAR LEVER WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N711AH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711AH-1992-09-21), registration cancelled 1992-09-21, S/N T2614 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26-T
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA26-T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (registry code 8780102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T26-14
- Airframe hours: 6040
- Engines: P&W PTGA-28 550 lbs thrust turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Operator: Thomas V. Giradi
- Registered owner: Thomas V. Giradi
- Departed: POC, LEESVILLE, LA
- Destination: 1D2, PLYMOUTH, MI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: FAT, Fresno Air Terminal, runway 29, 9,218 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,333 total, 279 in this make and model, 2,178 as pilot in command, 137 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 156 °F
- Altimeter: 28.00 inHg
- Observed at: FAT

## 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 19820517016349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517016349A), May 17, 1982: Swrngn SA26T, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear. Aircraft landed gear up.

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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