46.6067° N, 111.9833° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 1, 1989 · 17:23 local
Place
Helena, MT
Airport
Helena
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BSAA
Aircraft
N341PL
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
2
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.
Gear in transit light on takeoff. Flew to billings. Found nose gear uplock switches out of adjustment.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT ON TAKEOFF. FLEW TO BILLINGS. FOUND NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.