# Incident 19921205053889I: Swrngn SA227AC, Bangor, ME, December 5, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1992, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VFSA
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N670VG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670VG-1995-05-25) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921205053889I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. REMOVED ICE AND SNOW FROM LEFT GEAR UPLOCK ROLLER.

## Other reports on N670VG (1)

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

- [Incident 19921029051499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921029051499I), Oct 29, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N670VG), New York, NY, Minor damage. Heard a clunk on takeoff. Continued to destination. Struck a loose taxiway sign on takeoff.

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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