Swearingen SA-226-TC N1013G
16 May 1988 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 May 1988 at about 15:23 local time, a Swearingen SA-226-TC registered N1013G, operated by Atlantis Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 12 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-226-TC
- Registration
- N1013G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Atlantis Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Myrtle Beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL88FA173
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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
DURING A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27L, THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED GEAR UP. BOTH THE CAPT AND F/O STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN LOWERED OVER THE OUTER MARKER AND THAT THEY HAD OBSERVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND THAT THE WARNING HORN HAD NOT SOUNDED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE LEFT PROPELLER BLADE SIGNATURES ON THE RUNWAY AND WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED DURING THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN. AFTER MOVING THE AIRPLANE AND PLACING IT ON JACKS, RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TESTS REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR OPERATION WAS NORMAL AS WAS THE WARNING INDICATIONS. THE WARNING HORN FOR FLAPS DOWN/GEAR UP ALSO EXHIBITED NORMAL OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA-226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1988 | Swearingen SA-226 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | Air Midwest | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1989 | Swearingen SA-226-AT | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Corporate Airways | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1987 | Swearingen SA-226 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Avair Incorporated | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1986 | Swearingen SA-226-TC | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1985 | Swearingen SA-226-TC | Berkeley, Missouri, United States | Britt Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1993 | Swearingen SA-226-TC | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1988 | Globe GC-1A | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States | James W. Young | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1988 | Mooney M-20 | Hartwell, Georgia, United States | David W. Beal, Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1988 | Cessna 150F | Newnan, Georgia, United States | Howard G. Banks | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1988 | Cessna 175C | Boston, Georgia, United States | Charles Reichert | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1988 | Cessna T210L | Thomson, Georgia, United States | Karriman, Joseph JR. | Minor injuries | - |