# Accident 19941029047799A: Swrngn SA227AC, Oakland, CA, October 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1994, 07:45 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N191AF-2023-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95IA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941029047799A

## Narrative

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

LOST AILERON CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. AILERON CABLE BROKE AT 90 DEGREE PULLEY ATTACHMENT. 15 HRS INSTALLED.

## 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 LAX95IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95IA027), Oct 29, 1994: Fairchild SA-227AC (N191AF), Oakland, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: the company maintenance personnel's improper installation of the aileron cable.

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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