# Incident 19930830038759I: Swrngn SA227AC, Grand Rapids, MN, August 30, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Airport: Grand Rapids-Itasca County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 47.2197° N, 93.5208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2197&lon=-93.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N446MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N446MA-2005-03-18) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93IA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930830038759I

## Narrative

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

NO AILERON CONTROL TO RIGHT. CONTROL MAINTAINED WITH DIFFERENTAIL POWER AND RUDDER.AIRERON CABLE BROKEN.

## 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 CHI93IA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA382), Aug 30, 1993: Fairchild SA-227-AC (N446MA), Grand Rapids, MN, incident, no damage. Probable cause: the fractured aileron cable and other maintenance personnel's inadequate maintenance/adjustment.

## Other reports on N446MA (1)

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

- [Incident 19910716038119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910716038119I), Jul 16, 1991: Swrngn SA227AC (N446MA), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft was struck by a ground power unit that disconnected from tow truck. Aircraft was parked .

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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