# Incident 19850701060029I: Swrngn SA227AC, Columbia, MO, July 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1985, 12:55 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Columbia Regional
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RAIA
- Location: 38.8177° N, 92.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA RGNL (COU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8177&lon=-92.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3108X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3108X-1996-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33111U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,825 total, 718 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850701060029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOUD BANG AND LEFT ENGINE LOST TORQUE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED AND TAXIED TO GATE. STAGE 3 TURBINE WHEEL SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N3108X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901203061009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901203061009I), Dec 3, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N3108X), Elko, NV, Minor damage. Struck a deer on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19861113068159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861113068159I), Nov 13, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N3108X), St Louis, MO. Gear would not retract after takeoff. Found stuck nose gear switch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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