# Incident 19880218011999I: Swrngn SA226TC, Houston, TX, February 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1988, 00:35 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CACA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502SS-1992-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33111U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 350 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218011999I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATING. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. SUSPECT A BAD FUEL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N502SS (2)

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

- [Incident 19871003068419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003068419I), Oct 3, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N502SS), Houston, TX. Recycled gear after ATC issued a go around on final due to lack of gear down. Cause of incident unknown.
- [Incident 19860415023909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860415023909I), Apr 15, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N502SS), St Louis, MO. Right main would not retract and intransit indicator failed to indicate. Cause of malfunction undetermined.

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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