# Incident 19991026030149I: Swrngn SA227AC, Billings, MT, October 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1999, 07:19 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: 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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991026030149I

## Narrative

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

(-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, THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO DEPLOY.  THE CREW MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR AND FLIGHT #2579 LANDED AT BILLINGS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE FAULT WAS TRACED TO A CRACKED HYDRAULIC LINE.

## 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 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 19970326008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326008319I), Mar 26, 1997: Swrngn SA227AC (N159MC), Omaha, NE. Narrative: N159MC, a SA-227-AC being operated as mesaba airlines flight 3049, departed lincoln, Nebraska, enroute to minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 26, 1997.…
- [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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