# Incident 19861222076139I: Swrngn SA227AC, Lynchburg, VA, December 22, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1986, 07:06 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 37.3254° N, 79.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (LYH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3254&lon=-79.2012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31138, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31138-1996-06-13) (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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,828 total, 1,428 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861222076139I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED AFTER CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOTHING.

## Other reports on N31138 (11)

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

- [Incident 19900104003379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104003379I), Jan 4, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Hagerstown, MD, Destroyed. Appears unknown person set fire inside aircraft while aircraft was parked in hangar overnight. Aircraft destroyed.
- [Incident 19890818040549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890818040549I), Aug 18, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Pittsburgh, PA. Unable to retract gear. Ferried with gear locked down. Unable to duplicate. Replaced select handle control assembly
- [Incident 19890519028039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890519028039I), May 19, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Felt vibration at rotation. Tower advised tire recap on runway. Flew to pittsburg. Normal landing. Tire was blown.
- [Incident 19870306009349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870306009349I), Mar 6, 1987: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Lynchburg, VA. Intransit light stayed on with gear retraction after takeoff. Returned and found a defective nose gear switch.
- [Incident 19870123005779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870123005779I), Jan 23, 1987: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Roanoke, VA. After landing, the aircraft was blown off the icy taxiway by strong winds. No damage.
- [Incident 19861126070989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861126070989I), Nov 26, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Pittsburgh, PA. Shut down engine on final approach due to high oil temperature. Found indicator shorted.
- [Incident 19860527026569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860527026569I), May 27, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Pittsburgh, PA. Aborted takeoff when srl computer light did not extinguish. Replaced annunciator panel.
- [Incident 19860524028779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524028779I), May 24, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Pittsburgh, PA. Flucuations on engine instruments during climb. Returned and replaced interface box.
- [Incident 19851205068939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205068939I), Dec 5, 1985: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Hagerstown, MD, Minor damage. During rollout left main struck a drift of snow and slush. Veered off runway and damaged propellers.
- [Incident 19850915053489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915053489I), Sep 15, 1985: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Jamestown, NY, Minor damage. During flare for landing nose gear contacted a deer. One propeller blade damaged.
- [Incident 19841104064729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841104064729I), Nov 4, 1984: Swrngn SA227AC (N31138), Clarksburg, WV. Right engine stopped as pilot applied inlet heat. Emergency landing. Engine check disclosed no probable cause.

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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