20020424006449I

Incident

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227-TT · Indianapolis, IN · April 24, 2002

Date: April 24, 2002
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N213PA
Reported as: Swrngn SA227TT

N213PARegistration cancelled May 6, 2011 · Swearingen SA227-TTS/N TT-518 · Built 1982 Airframe modelSwearingen SA227-TT Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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) Enroute at cruise altitude, the #1 engine fuel bypass light illuminated. The pilot declared an emergency and elected to land at the nearest airport. He stated there was a lot of lightning in the area, and thought he may have taken a strike. Upon arrival the aircraft was inspected. No indications of a lightning strike were found. The engine fuel computers were reset, and a ground run was performed. No abnormal indications. The source of the malfunction could not be determined.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENROUTE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE #1 ENGINE FUEL BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. HE STATED THERE WAS A LOT OF LIGHTNING IN THE AREA, AND THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE TAKEN A STRIKE. UPON ARRIVAL THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED. NO INDICATIONS OF A LIGHTNING STRIKE WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE FUEL COMPUTERS WERE RESET, AND A GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. THE SOURCE OF THE MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.