# Incident 19880303017159I: Swrngn SA227AC, Springfield, IL, March 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RAIX
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5441F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5441F-2018-10-29) (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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,600 total, 3,100 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/19880303017159I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER STRUCK A SNOW RIDGE WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP. UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND ICE.

## Other reports on N5441F (4)

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

- [Incident 20110713019889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110713019889I), Jul 13, 2011: Fairchild SA227-AC (N5441F), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. During max power take off roll cargo palett slid aft resulting in tail of aircraft hitting ground raising the nose of the aircraft. The pilot was able to brake…
- [Incident 19910426018199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910426018199I), Apr 26, 1991: Swrngn SA227AC (N5441F), Columbia, MO. Lost radios en route. Diverted and landed. Moisture at antenna connector.
- [Incident 19900425015309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900425015309I), Apr 25, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N5441F), St Louis, MO. Low oil pressure light came on. Shut down engine. Returned. Propeller governor reset line was leaking.
- [Incident 19900205006939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900205006939I), Feb 5, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N5441F), St Louis, MO. Rear cargo door light on climb. Diverted for landing. Cleaned and lubed latching system. No defects found.

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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