# Incident 19990401017929I: Swrngn SA227AC, Billings, MT, April 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1999, 07:11 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N425MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425MA) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990401017929I

## Narrative

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

AT THE TIME OF LANDING, THE RUNWAY HAD ONLY BEEN PARTIALLY PLOWED. SNOW BERMS WERE PRESENT FIFTY (50) FEET FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE FOR THE ENTIRE RUNWAY LENGTH MAKING THE AVAILABLE WIDTH FOR LANDING ONLY 100 FEE. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE CREW WSA UNAWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF THE BERMS. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS PRIOR TO BIG SKY FLIGHT 1137 TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 10L, AN AIRPORT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR CONTACTED BILLINGS GROUND CONTROL VIA RADIO, ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE SNOW BERMS. THEY (ATC) WERE UNABLE TO PROCESS AND TRANSMIT THIS INFORMATION TO FLIGHT 137 PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED RUNWAY, THE PILOT-FLYING (SIC) WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM SLIDING TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE PIC ASSUMED CONTROL BUT WAS UNABLE TO RE-DIRECT IT BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE STRIKING THE LEFT SNOW BERM WITH THE LEFT PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

## Other reports on N425MA (4)

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

- [Incident 20190319001649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190319001649I), Mar 19, 2019: Fairchild SA227-AC (N425MA), Garden City, KS, Minor damage. N425MA, a SA-227 metroliner, operated by key lime air corporation, on a 14 CFR 135 on demand cargo flight, was landing on runway 17 at the Garden City…
- [Incident 20000726035539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726035539I), Jul 26, 2000: Swrngn SA227AC (N425MA), Billings, MT. (-23)Big sky airlines, inc. flt. Number 2577, a fairchild SA-227-AC experienced low hyfraulic pressure warning. The right and left warning lights illuminated.…
- [Incident 19980209003659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980209003659I), Feb 9, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N425MA), Billings, MT. Narrative: during cruise flight engine oil pump failed. Pilot shut engine down. Aircraft continued flight and landed without further incident.
- [Incident 19931118050509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931118050509I), Nov 18, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N425MA), Minneapolis, MN. Pilot lost control of aircraft on rollout. Veered off runway. Appears nosewheel steering unit 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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