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) On 12/23/00, at 1350 MST local, during descent into billlings, Montana, big sky airlines flight 2551, a fairchild SA227-AC, N158MC, experienced a failure of ther right engine. While descending through 12,500 feet, the crew experienced a vibration in the right engine followed by a right chip light and loud bang. The right engine was secured and the crew declared an emergency. The a/c landed at Billings without further incident. The failure caused minor damage to the a/c and damaged one blade on the propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/23/00, AT 1350 MST LOCAL, DURING DESCENT INTO BILLLINGS, MONTANA, BIG SKY AIRLINES FLIGHT 2551, A FAIRCHILD SA227-AC, N158MC, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THER RIGHT ENGINE. WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 12,500 FEET, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE RIGHT ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT CHIP LIGHT AND LOUD BANG. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE A/C LANDED AT BILLINGS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FAILURE CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE A/C AND DAMAGED ONE BLADE ON THE PROPELLER.
Other reports on N158MC · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.