# Incident 20130418005789I: Fairchild SA227-AC, Minneapolis, MN, April 18, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2013, 23:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BEMA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-11UA (registry code 29074, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-11ua) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-11UA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,788 total, 230 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418005789I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING IN AFTER LANDING WHEN IT CROSSED A RECENTLY PLOWED TAXIWAY.  THE SNOWPLOW HAD CREATED A WIND ROW OF SNOW AS A RESULT OF PLOWING THE TAXIWAY.

AS THE PILOT CROSSED THE WIND ROW, THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A BUILT UP AREA OF THE SNOW WIND ROW, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL 4 PROPELLER BLADES AND THE ENGINE TO FLAME OUT.

THE PILOT CONTINUED TO TAXI IN ON THE REMAINING ENGINE.

## Other reports on N619BA (1)

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

- [Incident 20121109024119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121109024119I), Nov 9, 2012: Fairchild SA227-AC (N619BA), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Aircraft made normal landing on runway 12R at msp. All 3 green landing gear indicator lights were illuminated before touchdown according to pilot. After 50 to…

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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