- Date
- January 7, 1973
- Place
- Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N664MCSwearingen SA226T
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730107000399A
- Case key
- 169663
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0285 73/1/7 CHATTANOOGA,TENN SWEARINGEN SA226T CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1737 N664MC PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 53, 18746 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8007 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX CHATTANOOGA,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION WEATHER - SNOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 900 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 27 50 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- RWY COND NOT NOTAMED. TWR TOLD CREW ABOUT 1 3/4 INCHES SNOW ON RWY BFOR LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N664MC
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA226T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lovell
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.