# Incident 19850926053449I: Swrngn SA227AC, Traverse City, MI, September 26, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1985, 07:59 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAAA
- Location: 44.7416° N, 85.5819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY CAPITAL (TVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7416&lon=-85.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177MA-1991-08-13) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 1,267 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850926053449I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED FOR LANDING AFTER BEING UNABLE TO RETARD POWER LEVER ON LEFT ENGINE. PITCH CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED.

## Other reports on N177MA (2)

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

- [Incident 19860410039129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860410039129I), Apr 10, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N177MA), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Left engine fire warning during climb. Fire bottle discharged, returned. Plenum drain check valve failed.
- [Incident 19810718058499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718058499I), Jul 18, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N177MA), Milwaukee, WI. Flight to base for maintenance. Takeoff aborted. Lost control due nose steering actuator failure.

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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