# Incident 19960628026779I: Swrngn SA227AC, Moses Lake, WA, June 28, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Grant County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.2086° N, 119.3191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2086&lon=-119.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26959, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26959) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign TPE331-12UHR (registry code 02505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-tpe331-12uhr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960628026779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE BOARDING PASSENGERS AT MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE GROUND POWER UNIT (GPU) PLUG INTO THE AIRCRAFT. AN AIRPORT FIREMAN WAS IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR AIRPORT SECURITY. THE FIREMAN REMOVED THE GPU PLUG FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCHARGED A FIRE BOTTLE INTO THE GPU RECEPTACLE. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE GPU RECEPTACLE FROM A SMALL FIRE. THIS SMALL FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ARCING FROM LOOSE CONNECTIONS ON THE BACK OF THE GPU RECEPTACLE. THE RECEPTACLE WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS NOW CLOSED.

## Other reports on N26959 (3)

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

- [Incident 20170303003279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170303003279I), Mar 3, 2017: Fairchild SA227-AC (N26959), San Clemente, CA, Minor damage. Crew noticed foul smell out of cockpit vents during Landing. After shutdown the crew observed white smoke from the no.1 engine. Fire department was called to…
- [Incident 19940301016609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301016609I), Mar 1, 1994: Swrngn SA227AC (N26959), Missoula, MT. Static instruments giving erroneous information on climb. Returned. Found a static ports covered with tape.
- [Incident 19910302012159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302012159I), Mar 2, 1991: Swrngn SA227AC (N26959), Missoula, MT. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Nose landing gear steering malfunctioned.

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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