- Date
- November 5, 1982, 18:01 local (Nov 6, 1982, 02:01 UTC)
- Place
- San Francisco, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65SASwearingen SA-226TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821105058129A
- Case key
- 72495
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Analysis
Flight 238, was cleared for takeoff from runway 28L at San Francisco intl airport. While accelerating through V2 with the gear in upward transit at approximately 50 feet AGL, the red left engine fire warning light illuminated. The flight crew elected to abort and the aircraft was landed straight ahead on the runway. The landing gear did not extend in time and the aircraft impacted the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65SA
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-226TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC231
- Airframe hours
- 9,666
- Engine
- Airesearch 3313UV303G, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Nevada National Leasing Co.
- Registered owner
- Nevada National Leasing Co.
- Departed
- SFO · San Francisco, CA
- Destination
- C · Sacramento, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SFO · San Francisco Intern., runway 28, 10,600 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,680 total · 620 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 136 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.