# Incident 19950301006679I: Swrngn SA226TC, Havre, MT, March 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1995, 06:47 local time
- Place: Havre, MT
- Airport: Havre City County
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 48.5430° N, 109.7623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAVRE CITY-COUNTY (HVR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5430&lon=-109.7623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104GS-1995-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950301006679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 1, 1995 AT 0647 MST, A FAIRCHILD SA-226-TC EXPERIENCED AN IN TRANSIT NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION; ON CLIMB WHILE ON A SCHEDULED DOMESTIC CARGO/PASSENGER FLIGHT. VFR CONDITION PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. CREW OVER FLEW 1ST DESTINATION AND WENT DIRECT TO LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BILLINGS, MT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH ALL (3) LANDING GEAR INDICATORS INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HAVRE CITY-COUNTY AIRPORT, HAVRE, MT ON MARCH 1, 1995 AT 0600. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTS EXTREME COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH AIRCRAFT PARKED OUTSIDE OVER NIGHT LEAD TO A FROZEN UP AND LOCKED SWITCH. NUMEROUS LANDING GEAR RETRACTION INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN A WARM HANGAR WITH NO FAULTS INDICATED.

## Other reports on N104GS (10)

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

- [Incident 19930129008719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930129008719I), Jan 29, 1993: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Unable to extend left main gear at chicago. Returned to Springfield. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19900705035689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900705035689I), Jul 5, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), Springfield, IL. Lost all hydraulic pressure. Returned to departure point. Hydraulic pressure line chafed and ruptured in wheel well
- [Incident 19900215007099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900215007099I), Feb 15, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), Springfield, IL. Left wing overheat warning light came on. Returned. Cannon plug in wing root fairing was contaminated with water.
- [Incident 19900201008339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900201008339I), Feb 1, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), Springfield, IL. Left wing overheat warning light on. Secured engine. Returned. Shorted cannon plug was source of faulty light.
- [Incident 19880711045349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711045349I), Jul 11, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), St Louis, MO. Smoke in cockpit. Diverted, landed safely. Right side windshield wiper motor had overheated.
- [Incident 19880329041619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880329041619I), Mar 29, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), St Louis, MO. Left wing overheat light on on climbout. Shutdown and returned. Moisture in a cannon plug in left wing fairing.
- [Incident 19880210008649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880210008649I), Feb 10, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), Joplin, MO. Had a problem in static system. Returned to airport. Found deicer fluid in the static system. Drained. Checked ok.
- [Incident 19880116005559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880116005559I), Jan 16, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), Springfield, IL. Engine problem. Shut engine down and feathered propeller. Rear turbine nut had failed.
- [Incident 19880112010969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880112010969I), Jan 12, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), St Louis, MO. While starting engine smoke was seen coming from wheel area. Aborted start. Right series parallel relay had failed.
- [Incident 19850624061419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850624061419I), Jun 24, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N104GS), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff when engine did not develop target torque. Probable bird ingestion during prior reversing operation

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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