# Incident 20101019050399I: Fairchild SA227BC, Colorado Spring, CO, October 19, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2010, 20:18 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227BC (registry code 3377519, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227bc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-SER series (registry code 33909, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227BC
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TPE331-SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101019050399I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 19, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 2018 HRS LOCAL TIME, UPON CLIMB OUT FROM COLORADO SPRINGS (COS) AIRPORT, CO. N779BC, A SWEARINGEN MODEL SA227BC AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY KEY LIME AIR (KY7A) EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER IN #2 ENGINE.  THE PILOT SECURED #2 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N779BC (2)

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

- [Incident 20130731013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130731013649I), Jul 31, 2013: Fairchild SA227BC (N779BC), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Pilot stated approach and landing were normal. On rollout at about 80 knots aircraft went to the right. Pilot applied brakes and was unable to regain control.…
- [Accident 20061208026269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061208026269A), Dec 8, 2006: Swrngn SA227BC (N779BC), Gillette, WY, Minor damage. (-23) On the morning of December 8, 2006, aircraft N779BC, experienced a hard landing at Gillette, Wyoming. The damage known at this time to the aircraft is…

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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