# Incident 19950126002389I: Swrngn SA227AC, Lexington, KY, January 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1995, 21:55 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421MA) (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: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 2,374 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950126002389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 01-26-95, WHILE ON A PASSENGER CARRYING FLIGHT FROM DETROIT, MI TO LEXINGTON, KY A SA 227 AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY MESABA AIRLINES, INC., RAN OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 22 UPON LANDING AT BLUEGRASS AIRPORT IN LEXINGTON, KY. ACCORDING TO THE CREW, WHILE MAKING A NORMAL LANDING WITH BOTH PROPS IN REVERSE PITCH, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THEY ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT WITH BRAKING ACTION BUT WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND RAN INTO THE GRASS. THE PASSENGERS WERE OFF LOADED THRU THE NORMAL EXIT AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL BY BUS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE FBO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SEVEN PASSENGERS OR THE TWO CREWMEMBERS., THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEFT APP 322 FT. SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAINGEAR LEFT APP 176 FT OF SKID MARKS. THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WAS APP. 35 FT. OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 22 APP 400 FT FROM THE TERMINATING END OF THE RUNWAY. MESABA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARE INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT AND WILL SEND A SDR TO THE CHDO WHEN THEY HAVE DETERMINED THE PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N421MA (3)

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

- [Incident 19950323008789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950323008789I), Mar 23, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N421MA), Lincoln, NE. Narrative: on Wednesday, March 22, 1995, N421MA, an SA-227AC operated by mesaba airlines, inc., on a normally scheduled part 135 flight from Lincoln, Nebraska…
- [Incident 19950111003449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950111003449I), Jan 11, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N421MA), Omaha, NE. Narrative: N421MA, a SA-227AC being operated as mesaba airlines, inc., flight 3295, aborted takeoff due to a right hydraulic pressures light illumination. The…
- [Incident 19901001048479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901001048479I), Oct 1, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N421MA), Des Moines, IA. Unable to pressurize aircraft after takeoff. Cargo door warning. Returned. No defects found.

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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