29.5340° N, 98.4691° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 20, 1988 · 16:30 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HQTA
Aircraft
N3005J
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33111U
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left engine surged after takeoff. Returned. Adjusted prop high setting one turn. Ground run was then normal.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE SURGED AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. ADJUSTED PROP HIGH SETTING ONE TURN. GROUND RUN WAS THEN NORMAL.