# Incident 19910302012159I: Swrngn SA227AC, Missoula, MT, March 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1991, 18:45 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26959, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26959) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign TPE331-12UHR (registry code 02505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-tpe331-12uhr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302012159I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING MALFUNCTIONED.

## Other reports on N26959 (3)

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

- [Incident 20170303003279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170303003279I), Mar 3, 2017: Fairchild SA227-AC (N26959), San Clemente, CA, Minor damage. Crew noticed foul smell out of cockpit vents during Landing. After shutdown the crew observed white smoke from the no.1 engine. Fire department was called to…
- [Incident 19960628026779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960628026779I), Jun 28, 1996: Swrngn SA227AC (N26959), Moses Lake, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: while boarding passengers at Moses Lake municipal airport, smoke was noticed coming from the ground power unit (gpu) plug into the aircraft. An…
- [Incident 19940301016609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301016609I), Mar 1, 1994: Swrngn SA227AC (N26959), Missoula, MT. Static instruments giving erroneous information on climb. Returned. Found a static ports covered with tape.

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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