Fairchild Swearingen SA226T incident near Lincoln, Nebraska, May 6, 1983
On May 6, 1983 at about 5:45 pm local time, a Fairchild Swearingen SA226T, registered N779M, suffered minor damage in an incident near Lincoln, Nebraska (Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 6, 1983 · about 5:45 pm local time
- Place
- Lincoln, Nebraska · Municipal
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Fairchild Swearingen SA226T
- Registration
- N779M · no longer on the register · serial 363
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING ROLL THE ACFT VEERED LEFT. THE PARKING BRAKE VALVE WAS SUSPECTED TO HAVE FAILED & WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
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, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,000 hours in all; 65 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,198 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 30, 1983; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,062 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE-3311 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OMA Omaha NE
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 12,900 ft by 200 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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