# Incident 20130210001619I: Fairchild SA227-AC, Thief River Fal, MN, February 10, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2013, 22:45 local time
- Place: Thief River Fal, MN
- Airport: Thief River Falls Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DUFA
- Location: 48.0657° N, 96.1850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THIEF RIVER FALLS RGNL (TVF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0657&lon=-96.1850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3116N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3116N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-11U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,047 total, 485 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130210001619I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT TVF AND LANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 22:47 CST IN SNOWY CONDITIONS.  SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER MULTIPLE SNOW DRIFTS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST TO ABORT THE LANDING AT THAT POINT.  THE SNOW DRIFTS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER INTO THE SNOW OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY.  THE ONLY APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO BOTH PROPELLERS.

## Other reports on N3116N (4)

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

- [Incident 20171229023899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171229023899I), Dec 29, 2017: Fairchild SA227-AC (N3116N), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. On December 29, 2017 at 0615 MST, a Fairchild SA227-AC model aircraft owned by business aviation courier, inc (dufa), had an incident while taxiing to the…
- [Incident 19930413011749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930413011749I), Apr 13, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116N), Covington/Cinci, KY. Hydraulic pressure light on after gear retraction. Manually lowered gear, landed safely. Smoke in cabin on taxiway
- [Incident 19901106062929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901106062929I), Nov 6, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116N), Bristol-Johnson, TN. Left engine shut down due to engine power lever control malfunction. Lever bolt and nut missing at cockpit pedestal
- [Incident 19860905055059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905055059I), Sep 5, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116N), Milwaukee, WI. Veered right on rollout, unable to stay on runway. Suspect nose steering problem.

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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