# Incident 19880215008629I: Swrngn SA227AC, Fort Dodge, IA, February 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1988, 06:00 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Airport: Fort Dodge Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 42.5512° N, 94.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT DODGE RGNL (FOD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5512&lon=-94.1918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N422MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33111U
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 400 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/19880215008629I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRESSURE GAGE READ ZERO.ENGINE SHUT DONW. FOUND STARTER BEARING FAILED.CUT OIL LINE

## Other reports on N422MA (2)

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

- [Incident 20140909023909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140909023909I), Sep 9, 2014: Fairchild SA227-AC (N422MA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot while taxing to the west cargo area taxied onto a closed taxiway hitting a barrier with the left propellor. Pilot was aware of NOTAM that the taxiway was…
- [Incident 19921118050219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921118050219I), Nov 18, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N422MA), Detroit, MI. Smoke in cabin. Noticed burning smell on final. Evacuated on taxiway. Turbine fins scraping housing on left engine.

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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