Swearingen SA226 N255AV
15 August 1980 · Camp Springs, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1980 at about 12:30 local time, a Swearingen SA226 registered N255AV, operated by Air Virginia, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Camp Springs, Maryland, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Camp Springs, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Andrews Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226
- Registration
- N255AV
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Virginia
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Scheduled Passenger Service
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lynchburg, Va → Baltimore, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DOOR HINGE BUSHINGS MILLED TO SMALLER THAN NORMAL LENGTH.R GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT FULLY OPEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1980 | Swearingen SA226 | Glens Falls, New York, United States | Syracuse Execu | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1980 | Swearingen SA226 | Killeen, Texas, United States | Rio Airways, I | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1981 | Swearingen SA226 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Empire Airline | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1979 | Swearingen SA226 | San Marcos, Texas, United States | Swearingen AVN | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1981 | Swearingen SA226 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Britt Airways | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1982 | Swearingen SA226-TC | Palm Springs, California, United States | Sunaire | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |