# Incident 20010504012499I: Swrngn SA227AC, Rapid City, SD, May 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2001, 06:14 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DUFA
- Location: 44.0453° N, 103.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAPID CITY RGNL (RAP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0453&lon=-103.0574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3108B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3108B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010504012499I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MAY 4, 2001 A FAIRCHILD M/N SA-227-AC, N3108B, OPERATED BY BUSINESS AVAIATION COURIER (DUFA), WAS EN ROUTE FROM SIOUX FALLS, SD (FSD) TO RAPID CITY, SD (RAP). 30 MILES EAST OF RAPID CITY AT APPROXIMATELY 0614 AM MDT, THE PILOT DELCARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A HYDRAULIC FAILURE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 32 AT 0620 AM MDT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THIS WAS A CARGO FLIGHT UNDER CFR PART 135 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CRACKED LINE IN THE RIGHT HAND WING ROOT AREA.  MECHANICAL RELIABILITY REPORT FORTHCOMING.

## Other reports on N3108B (3)

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

- [Incident 20110728014319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110728014319I), Jul 28, 2011: Swearingen SA227-AC (N3108B), Minot, ND, No damage. After take off pilot declared emergency due to right engine failure. Returned to mot with out further incident
- [Incident 20050105004569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050105004569I), Jan 5, 2005: Swrngn SA227AC (N3108B), Minot, ND, Minor damage. (-23) On 1-5-2005 at approx 1900 central standard time, the above aircraft operated by business aviation of sioux falls, SD (a CFR part 135/cargo operator) was…
- [Incident 19860929069289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929069289I), Sep 29, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N3108B), Palm Springs, CA. Flight returned after RPM loss and shut down of right engine. Had no control of propeller RPM.

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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