# Incident 19900226008219I: Swrngn SA227AC, Pittsburgh, PA, February 26, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1990, 11:05 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3117V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117V-1995-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226008219I

## Narrative

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

GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO RETRACT POSITION ON CLIMB. LOCKING SWITCH WAS STUCK DUE TO BINDING.

## Other reports on N3117V (1)

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

- [Incident 19860420019289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420019289I), Apr 20, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N3117V), Charlottesville, VA. Engine shut down after oil pressure drop with flickering light. Found small line to propeller pitch control cracked.

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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