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FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227AC · Billings, MT · April 13, 1999

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Date
April 13, 1999 · 18:29 local
Place
Billings, MT
Airport
Billings Logan International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BSAA
Aircraft
N60NE
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 4/13/99, big sky airlines, inc., flight #1136, departed Billings, Montana. The fairchild SA-227-AC, N425MA, experienced a gear retraction failure. The right main landing gear would not retract. The aircraft returned to Billings, Montana, and landed without further incident. Maintenance troubleshooting revealed right main unlock switch failed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 4/13/99, BIG SKY AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT #1136, DEPARTED BILLINGS, MONTANA. THE FAIRCHILD SA-227-AC, N425MA, EXPERIENCED A GEAR RETRACTION FAILURE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BILLINGS, MONTANA, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED RIGHT MAIN UNLOCK SWITCH FAILED.