# Incident 19970326008319I: Swrngn SA227AC, Omaha, NE, March 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1997, 16:38 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159MC) (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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326008319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N159MC, A SA-227-AC BEING OPERATED AS MESABA AIRLINES FLIGHT 3049, DEPARTED LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, ENROUTE TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ON MARCH 26, 1997. ENROUTE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN, WHERE COMPANY MECHANICS REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE. TIME ON PART 8158.32: CYCLES 9538. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N159MC (5)

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

- [Incident 20040303002999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040303002999I), Mar 3, 2004: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Spokane, WA. (-23) Big sky flight 1410, Spokane (geg), Washington, to olympia, Washington, declared emergency and returned to geg with gear warning light. Aircraft landed…
- [Incident 19991026030149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991026030149I), Oct 26, 1999: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Billings, MT. (-23) On 10/26/99 at 0719 LCL MDT, a big sky airlines fairchild SA-227-AC, N159MC, experienced a hydraulic failure of the landing gear system. During landing,…
- [Incident 19981022033669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022033669I), Oct 22, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Billings, MT. On 10/22/98 @ 1900 mlcl aircraft N159MC left engine failed to generate required engine torque during take-off roll. The crew aborted take-off and returned to…
- [Incident 19951228045239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951228045239I), Dec 28, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Bemidji, MN. Narrative: on December 26, 1995 mesaba records show extensive maintenance on fairchild SA-227 aircraft N159MC in the area of the elevator quadrant. During the…
- [Accident 19910928063109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928063109A), Sep 28, 1991: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on touchdown. Right prop wing tip hit runway. Down lock bearing failed.

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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