# Incident 19871220078649I: Swrngn SA227AC, Yuma, AZ, December 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1987, 10:54 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 32.6559° N, 114.6064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YUMA MCAS/YUMA INTL (NYL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6559&lon=-114.6064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31171, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31171) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,857 total, 3,255 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871220078649I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ELECTED TO MAKE AN ALL GEAR UP LANDING. MALFUNCTION UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N31171 (2)

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

- [Incident 20070112000169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070112000169I), Jan 12, 2007: Swrngn SA227AC (N31171), Denver, CO. (-23) Pilot landed on runway 35L, at Denver International Airport (kden), at 2115L on January 12, 2007. On rollout, pilot turned on nosewheel steering in…
- [Incident 19940807033299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807033299I), Aug 7, 1994: Swrngn SA227AC (N31171), Los Angeles, CA. Left engine fire light on climbout emergency procedures. Returned. No fire defect in fire warning control box.

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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