# Incident 19980130003679I: Frchld SA227CC, Missoula, MT, January 30, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1998, 16:15 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60NE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD SA227CC
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,780 total, 6,700 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980130003679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 11, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 MST, A BIG SKY AIRLINES SA-227, FLIGHT 1204, BEING OPERATED AS A DOMESTIC AIRLINE UNDER FAR PART 121, WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 29 AT MISSOULA, MONTANA AIRPORT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE FO (FIRST OFFICER) WHO WAS FLYING LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE FO RELINQUISHED THE CONTROLS TO THE CAPTAIN WHO WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1,000' FROM THE START OF THE ROLL. THE 4 BLADES ON BOTH PROPELLERS WERE BENT WHEN THEY STRUCK A SMALL SNOW BERM ALONG THE RUNWAY EDGE. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE RIGHT PROPELLER BEING LEFT ON THE LOCKS (FLAT BLADE POSITION); THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO THRUST DEVELOPED BY THE RIGHT ENGINE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WERE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO INSURE TORQUE RISE ON BOTH ENGINES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND THEN FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF IN A TIMELY MANNER. BOTH PILOTS WERE GIVEN ADDITIONAL GROUND AND FLIGHT TRAINING IN ABORTED TAKEOFF PROCEDURES BY BIG SKY AIRLINES. INM05980009

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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