What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Big sky flight 1410, Spokane (geg), Washington, to olympia, Washington, declared emergency and returned to geg with gear warning light. Aircraft landed without incident at 1826Z. Maintenance replaced left outboard main gear squat switch. Gear was ops checked and aircraft returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BIG SKY FLIGHT 1410, SPOKANE (GEG), WASHINGTON, TO OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO GEG WITH GEAR WARNING LIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1826Z. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT OUTBOARD MAIN GEAR SQUAT SWITCH. GEAR WAS OPS CHECKED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Other reports on N159MC · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 19991026030149IDescent · Billings, MT(-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…Incident 19981022033669ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Billings, MTOn 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 gate. The mechanics trouble shooting revealed the cannon plug to the left engine P2 sensor was…Incident 19970326008319INormal Cruise · Omaha, NENarrative: N159MC, a SA-227-AC being operated as mesaba airlines flight 3049, departed lincoln, Nebraska, enroute to minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 26, 1997. Enroute the aircraft experienced smoke in the cockpit and the aircraft landed at Omaha, Nebraska.…Incident 19951228045239IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Bemidji, MNNarrative: on December 26, 1995 mesaba records show extensive maintenance on fairchild SA-227 aircraft N159MC in the area of the elevator quadrant. During the maintenance, a mechanic following maintenance manual procedures, removed the upper elevator bolt and…Accident 19910928063109ALevel Off Touchdown · Atlantic City, NJRight main gear collapsed on touchdown. Right prop wing tip hit runway. Down lock bearing failed.