# Incident 20190319001649I: Fairchild SA227-AC, Garden City, KS, March 19, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2019, 08:26 local time
- Place: Garden City, KS
- Airport: Garden City Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 37.9275° N, 100.7244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDEN CITY RGNL (GCK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9275&lon=-100.7244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 52 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190319001649I

## Narrative

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

N425MA, A SA-227 METROLINER, OPERATED BY KEY LIME AIR CORPORATION, ON A 14 CFR 135 ON DEMAND CARGO FLIGHT, WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE GARDEN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ON ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE ON THE RIGHT. TIRE MARKS INDICATED HEAVY BRAKING ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WERE USED FOR ABOUT 1000 FEET PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE PAVED SURFACE. THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND DAMAGED ONE OF THE BLADES.

## Other reports on N425MA (4)

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

- [Incident 20000726035539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726035539I), Jul 26, 2000: Swrngn SA227AC (N425MA), Billings, MT. (-23)Big sky airlines, inc. flt. Number 2577, a fairchild SA-227-AC experienced low hyfraulic pressure warning. The right and left warning lights illuminated.…
- [Incident 19990401017929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990401017929I), Apr 1, 1999: Swrngn SA227AC (N425MA), Billings, MT, Minor damage. At the time of landing, the runway had only been partially plowed. Snow berms were present fifty (50) feet from either side of the runway centerline for the…
- [Incident 19980209003659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980209003659I), Feb 9, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N425MA), Billings, MT. Narrative: during cruise flight engine oil pump failed. Pilot shut engine down. Aircraft continued flight and landed without further incident.
- [Incident 19931118050509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931118050509I), Nov 18, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N425MA), Minneapolis, MN. Pilot lost control of aircraft on rollout. Veered off runway. Appears nosewheel steering unit failed.

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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