# Incident 19900430026479I: Swrngn SA227AC, Great Falls, MT, April 30, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1990, 14:35 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3116Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116Z-2002-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430026479I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. BRAKE PUCKS WERE WEDGED INTO BRAKES.

## Other reports on N3116Z (4)

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

- [Incident 19961019038829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019038829I), Oct 19, 1996: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Spokane, WA. Narrative: inbound to geg, horizon air flight crew reported the manual aileron trim tab froze. Aircraft landed at geg without incident. Aircraft maintenance at…
- [Incident 19930108005959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108005959I), Jan 8, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Billings, MT. Aircraft failed to pressurize after takeoff. Returned. Found main door seal had failed.
- [Incident 19920329011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920329011489I), Mar 29, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Portland, OR. Left engine low oil pressure light on approach. Shut down. Landed safely. Dome prop seal failed allowing oil leak.
- [Incident 19871003063299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003063299I), Oct 3, 1987: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Boise, ID. The aircraft returned to the airport due to an unlatched cowling. Operator is taking action to prevent recurrence.

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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