# Incident 19940423009059I: Swrngn SA227AC, Los Angeles, CA, April 23, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1994, 09:09 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 34.0098° N, 118.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0098&lon=-118.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27220, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27220-1998-05-06) (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: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,513 total, 1,909 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94IA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94IA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009059I

## Narrative

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

WAKE TURBULENCE ON DESCENT. BECAME INVERTED. REGAINED CONTROL. LANDED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX94IA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94IA203), Apr 23, 1994: Fairchild SA-227 (N27220), Santa Monica, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAA INADEQUATE SEPARATION STANDARDS BETWEEN LARGE AND HEAVY CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N27220 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900401013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401013899A), Apr 1, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N27220), Panoche, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported he dozed off. Dive ensued exceeding vne. Recovered but wrinkled wings. Failed to report.

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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