# Incident 20171229023899I: Fairchild SA227-AC, Sioux Falls, SD, December 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2017, 07:15 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DUFA
- Location: 43.5500° N, 96.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-96.7003&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171229023899I

## Narrative

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

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 RUNWAY.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WHEEL/BRAKE AREA SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THIS FLIGHT WAS  ORIGINATING AT SIOUX FALLS.

## Other reports on N3116N (4)

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

- [Incident 20130210001619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130210001619I), Feb 10, 2013: Fairchild SA227-AC (N3116N), Thief River Fal, MN, Minor damage. 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…
- [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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