# Accident 19901231061889A: Swrngn SA227AC, Kalispell, MT, December 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 48.1893° N, 114.3810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1893&lon=-114.3810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385PH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,230 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901231061889A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON RUNWAY IN DEEP SNOW. HIT DRIFTS AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY. PILOT HAD RECEIVED REPORT RUNWAY HAD 1 INCH SNOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA040), Dec 31, 1990: Swearingen SA-227 (N385PH), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT CREW'S INABLITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING IN SNOW-DEPTH CONDITIONS THAT HAD BEEN ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED AS BEING WITHIN OPERATING LIMITATIONS.

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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