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FAA incident report · Swrngn SA226TC · Knoxville, TN · March 5, 2000

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Date
March 5, 2000 · 03:30 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Airport
Mc Ghee Tyson
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GXPA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N164GA
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total367 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23)From a discrepancy entry on aircraft flight log 1676, 3/5/00: "we noticed a large static electrical build up on aircraft at the time of incident. We think the prop discharged to the fuselage because paint was chipped away on right side closest to prop. Electrical discharge o flightning strike to right engine. No power loss noticed. Smelled electrical smoke for one moment when the batteries were knocked off line by discharge. Reset batteries, no apparent damage to systems. On ground we noticed a hole in one blade on right prop. Hole found on back tail of aricraft at bottom." Corrective action: inspected prop, blended out nick on right hand prop blade. Engines op's checked good. Inspected airframe from front of aircraft to back under flooring and walls. No apparent damage. Ground ran aircraft and operated all systems, no defects noted at this time. Installed patch over hole in tail. Subsequently, special manufacturer's lightning inspection performed on airframe and engine. No further action or consideration expected.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)FROM A DISCREPANCY ENTRY ON AIRCRAFT FLIGHT LOG 1676, 3/5/00: "WE NOTICED A LARGE STATIC ELECTRICAL BUILD UP ON AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. WE THINK THE PROP DISCHARGED TO THE FUSELAGE BECAUSE PAINT WAS CHIPPED AWAY ON RIGHT SIDE CLOSEST TO PROP. ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE O FLIGHTNING STRIKE TO RIGHT ENGINE. NO POWER LOSS NOTICED. SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE FOR ONE MOMENT WHEN THE BATTERIES WERE KNOCKED OFF LINE BY DISCHARGE. RESET BATTERIES, NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO SYSTEMS. ON GROUND WE NOTICED A HOLE IN ONE BLADE ON RIGHT PROP. HOLE FOUND ON BACK TAIL OF ARICRAFT AT BOTTOM." CORRECTIVE ACTION: INSPECTED PROP, BLENDED OUT NICK ON RIGHT HAND PROP BLADE. ENGINES OP'S CHECKED GOOD. INSPECTED AIRFRAME FROM FRONT OF AIRCRAFT TO BACK UNDER FLOORING AND WALLS. NO APPARENT DAMAGE. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AND OPERATED ALL SYSTEMS, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. INSTALLED PATCH OVER HOLE IN TAIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, SPECIAL MANUFACTURER'S LIGHTNING INSPECTION PERFORMED ON AIRFRAME AND ENGINE. NO FURTHER ACTION OR CONSIDERATION EXPECTED.