# Incident 19980428012979I: Swrngn SA227AC, Billings, MT, April 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1998, 21:36 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160MC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980428012979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 04/28/98 AT 2136 LCL, BIG SKY AIRLINES FLIGHT 1106 EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM BILLINGS, MONTANA. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BILLINGS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION BY THE OPERATOR REVEALED FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MLG UPLOCK ROLLER BOLT RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE RT MLG INDICATION.

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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