Swearingen SA226TC N511SS

Summary

On 7 December 1984 at about 20:10 local time, a Swearingen SA226TC registered N511SS, operated by Scheduled Skyways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Harrison, Arkansas, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 December 1984 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Harrison, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Boone County (HRO)

Coordinates

36.2410, -93.1110

Aircraft

Swearingen SA226TC

Registration

N511SS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Scheduled Skyways, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fayetteville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85FA032

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

THE ACFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS SKYWAYS FLT 488. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING THE ACFT. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY APRX 1584 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END AND AFTER A SHORT ROLL, THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE LEFT WING SETTLED TO THE GROUND. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE WING AND THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND SLID 2190 FEET. POST CRASH EXAM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. BOTH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS STATED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THAT THE GEAR SAFE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.