# Accident 19910928063109A: Swrngn SA227AC, Atlantic City, NJ, September 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1991, 21:17 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JBXA
- Location: 39.4576° N, 74.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATLANTIC CITY INTL (ACY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4576&lon=-74.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 105 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928063109A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. RIGHT PROP WING TIP HIT RUNWAY. DOWN LOCK BEARING FAILED.

## 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 NYC91LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA248), Sep 29, 1991: Fairchild SW3 (N159MC), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE DOWN LOCK ROLLER BEARINGS OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AS THE RESULT OF AN IMPROPER MODIFICATION.

## Other reports on N159MC (5)

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

- [Incident 20040303002999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040303002999I), Mar 3, 2004: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Spokane, WA. (-23) Big sky flight 1410, Spokane (geg), Washington, to olympia, Washington, declared emergency and returned to geg with gear warning light. Aircraft landed…
- [Incident 19991026030149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991026030149I), Oct 26, 1999: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Billings, MT. (-23) On 10/26/99 at 0719 LCL MDT, a big sky airlines fairchild SA-227-AC, N159MC, experienced a hydraulic failure of the landing gear system. During landing,…
- [Incident 19981022033669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022033669I), Oct 22, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Billings, MT. On 10/22/98 @ 1900 mlcl aircraft N159MC left engine failed to generate required engine torque during take-off roll. The crew aborted take-off and returned to…
- [Incident 19970326008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326008319I), Mar 26, 1997: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Omaha, NE. Narrative: N159MC, a SA-227-AC being operated as mesaba airlines flight 3049, departed lincoln, Nebraska, enroute to minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 26, 1997.…
- [Incident 19951228045239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951228045239I), Dec 28, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Bemidji, MN. Narrative: on December 26, 1995 mesaba records show extensive maintenance on fairchild SA-227 aircraft N159MC in the area of the elevator quadrant. During the…

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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