MKC81FCA07

NTSB accident investigation · Swearingen SA26T · Hannibal, MO · April 1, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 1, 1981
Place
Hannibal, MO · HANNIBAL, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N500DMSwearingen SA26T
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810401013359A
Case key
126952

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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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3-0466   81/4/1    HANNIBAL,MO         SWEARINGEN SA26T    CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0850                    N500DM              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 41, 2616 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            750 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANNIBAL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,MO                   HANNIBAL,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           57                                                      290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           24                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 36KTS.FLT MAN LISTS X-WND COMP AS 22KTS,AT 36KTS X-WND COMP IS 27KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N500DM
Reported as
Swearingen SA26T
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hannibal Muni

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