Swearingen SA-26AT accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia, April 26, 2005
On April 26, 2005 at about 10:26 pm local time, a Swearingen SA-26AT, registered N50KV, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia (Gwinnett County - Briscoe Fiel airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 26, 2005 · about 10:26 pm local time
- Place
- Lawrenceville, Georgia · Gwinnett County - Briscoe Fiel · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-26AT · all SA-26ATs on the register
- Registration
- N50KV · no longer on the register · serial T26-115
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While executing an instrument approach to land on runway 25, the airplane collided with the runway, and collapsed the right main landing gear. The airplane subsequently burst into flames after the pilot and passenger exited the airplane. Post-accident examination of the engines found both the left and right engine fuel controls in a low power setting. Examination of the propeller control found both propellers at 30-degrees. The pilot did not report any flight control or mechanical problems during flight.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,000 hours in all; 3,500 in this make and model; 120 in the last 90 days; 25 in the last 30 days; 14,000 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 1, 2003
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,415 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 1, 2004; 94.5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,500 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Garrett TPE 331-1-151 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Garrett TPE 331-1-151 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: SBA Spartanburg SC at 9:41 pm
- Destination: LZU Lawrenceville GA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 25, 6,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 700 ft; clear
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.78 inHg
- Observation at 8:45 pm from LZU
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL05LA075.