# Incident 19891220064109I: Swrngn SA227AT, Covington - Cin, OH, December 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1989, 09:40 local time
- Place: Covington - Cin, OH
- Airport: Greater Cincinnati International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 40.1170° N, 84.3507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1170&lon=-84.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31108, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31108-1991-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891220064109I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN. BOTH BLEED AIR SWITCHES WERE TURNED OFF. BOTH COOLING TURBINES HAD BEEN OVERSERVICED WITH OIL.

## Other reports on N31108 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860224010179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860224010179I), Feb 24, 1986: Swrngn SA227AT (N31108), Buffalo, NY. During landing rollout aircraft veered off the side of runway. Returned to runway without stopping.

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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