Swearingen SA226TC N639S

Summary

On 6 April 1982 at about 02:38 local time, a Swearingen SA226TC registered N639S, operated by Air Wisconsin, Inc., was involved in an accident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 April 1982 at 02:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Baer Field (FWA)

Coordinates

41.0002, -85.2108

Aircraft

Swearingen SA226TC

Registration

N639S

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Wisconsin, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Fort Wayne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI82DA115

Nobody was injured.

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

PRIOR TO LANDING THE CREW WAS ADVISED BY FORT WAYNE ATC THAT THE 150 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED 140 FEET WIDE WITH 18 INCH WINDROWS ON EACH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY WAS REPORTED TO BE 40 PERCENT COVERED WITH FINGER DRIFTS. THE WIND WAS FROM 010 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS AND GUSTING. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT UNTIL THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH A SNOW WINDROW. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 04.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.