# Incident 19940729041969I: Swrngn SA226TC, Billings, MT, July 29, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1994, 17:32 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729041969I

## Narrative

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

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 DOMESTIC PASSENGER/CARGO FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AN OIL FIRE STARTED IN THE TAIL PIPE AND WAS CONTAINED BY CFR. THE PIC HOLDS A CURRENT ATP CERTIFICATE WITH A MULTIENGINE AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BILLINGS, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON JULY 29, 1994 AT 1727 UTC. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED BAD FUEL NOZZLE TORCHED TURBINE NOZZLE AND TURBINE BLADES.

## 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 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.
- [Accident 19921121053389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921121053389A), Nov 21, 1992: Swrngn SA226TC (N139PA), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Unable extend right main gear. Landed gear up. Gear door roller bearing had fractured.

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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