# Incident 19880206011389I: Swrngn SA227AT, Sioux Falls, SD, February 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1988, 11:09 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HKIA
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N566UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N566UP-2025-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AT (registry code 3377510, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-11U (registry code 29073, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-11u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880206011389I

## Narrative

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

MADE A GO AROUND DUE TO LANDING GEAR LIGHT FLICKERING. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND A WEAK NOSE GEAR DOWN ACTUATOR SPRING.

## Other reports on N566UP (1)

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

- [Incident 19920107002589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920107002589I), Jan 7, 1992: Swrngn SA227AT (N566UP), Pierre, SD, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a now and ice covered runway. Veered off the runway.

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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