# Accident 19921121053389A: Swrngn SA226TC, Billings, MT, November 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1992, 01:29 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139PA-1996-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,851 total, 2,821 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921121053389A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR DOOR ROLLER BEARING HAD FRACTURED.

## 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 SEA93LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA027), Nov 21, 1992: Swearingen SA-226TC (N139PA), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF A GEAR DOOR ROLLER, WHICH NECESSITATED A GEAR UP LANDING. FACTORS INCLUDE INADEQUATE LUBRICATION.

## Other reports on N139PA (4)

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

- [Incident 19940918042109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918042109I), Sep 18, 1994: Swrngn SA226TC (N139PA), Glasgow, MT. Unable adjust power left engine. Returned. Faulty fuel control unit.
- [Incident 19940729041969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729041969I), Jul 29, 1994: Swrngn SA226TC (N139PA), Billings, MT. Narrative: on July 29, 1994 at 1732 UTC, a fairchild SA226TC operated by big sky airlines aborted a takeoff due to right engine failure, while on a scheduled…
- [Incident 19940418022569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940418022569I), Apr 18, 1994: Swrngn SA226TC (N139PA), Billings, MT. Erratic airspeed indicator also both navs flagged. Replaced defective static fitting. Replaced antenna.
- [Incident 19930120004039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930120004039I), Jan 20, 1993: Swrngn SA226TC (N139PA), Glendive, MT, Minor damage. Struck a deer on takeoff roll. Aborted. Propeller damaged.

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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