# Incident 19890721049959I: Swrngn SA226TC, Billings, MT, July 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1989, 11:45 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5474M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5474M-1990-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890721049959I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACHIEVE PROPER TORQUE AND EGT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. FUEL CONTROL MAXIMUM  FUEL ADJUSTMENT SET TOO LOW

## Other reports on N5474M (9)

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

- [Incident 19890722049969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890722049969I), Jul 22, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Missoula, MT. Cabin door warning light on after takeoff. Returned. Found door bell crank connecting rod bent. Not engaging switch
- [Incident 19890713051409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713051409I), Jul 13, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Right generator failed on climbout. Returned. Found a broken wire at the generator field circuit connector terminal
- [Incident 19890405021839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405021839I), Apr 5, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Unable to pressurize aircraft. Returned. Door seals not inflating due to switches being out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19890301016529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301016529I), Mar 1, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Unable to pressurize on climbout. Returned. Landing gear squat switch was frozen. Cleaned,lubed and put in service.
- [Incident 19890114006599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114006599I), Jan 14, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Unsafe gear indication. Used emergency procedures and landed without incident. Unable to duplicate malfunction.
- [Incident 19890101006139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890101006139I), Jan 1, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Great Falls, MT. Get a nose gear unsafe light. Cranked gear down. Landed safely. Found uplock release strikers out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19881121065479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881121065479I), Nov 21, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Pilots artificial horizon failed on climbout. Returned safely. Replaced artificial horizon.
- [Incident 19870327027219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870327027219I), Mar 27, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Helena, MT. Intransit light remained on with no safe indication for nose gear. Safe landing. Broken wire on uplock switch.
- [Incident 19870320015099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870320015099I), Mar 20, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Great Falls, MT. The aircraft failed to pressurize after takeoff. Aircraft had been parked outside and a valve had become frozen.

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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