47.4823° N, 111.3703° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 17, 1993 · 15:30 local
Place
Great Falls, MT
Airport
Great Falls International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QXEA
Aircraft
N384PH
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Air conditioning system failed on climb. Returned. Found a faulty auto temperature control.
As the FAA filed it
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED ON CLIMB. RETURNED. FOUND A FAULTY AUTO TEMPERATURE CONTROL.