STEELMAN AVIATION INC

Part 135 operator · designator 8SMA

Data confidence: All records on this page are linked by a shared certificate number or aircraft registration (N-number).

Also recorded as: AIRSMART, STEELMAN AVIATION INC

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.

FAA enforcement actions

FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal.

8 reports on file.

S · 2025-10-05 Matched by certificate designator
N26XM · ATA 2721

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF RUDDER TRIM. NO VOLTAGE NOTED AT A135 PIN R. REMOVED FWD CENTER CONSOLE PANEL WITH TRIM INTERRUPT SWITCH. 28V INPUT POWER VERIFIED AT PNL133 PIN 1. BACKPINNED PIN 7 ON PNL133 AND FOUND NO OUTPUT POWER. BENCH CHECKED PNL133 AND FOUND NO CONTINUITY.

Source: SDR 8SMA202511050001 · FAA SDRS
R P · 2025-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
N26XM · ATA 7603

PILOT REPORTED AN UNCOMMANDED LOSS OF THRUST DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKING OFF. AFTER REVIEW WITH PILATUS, P&WC, HONEYWELL AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS, NO FAULTS WHERE FOUND. HOWEVER, THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT MOVE THE PCL AND HE COULD NOT GET MAX POWER WITH PCL FULL FORWARD IN TAKEOFF DETENT.

Source: SDR 8SMA202509090001 · FAA SDRS
N · 2024-06-27 Matched by certificate designator
N955PS · ATA 2760

LIFT DUMP FAIL CAS MESSAGE. SHOP CLEARED MESSAGE RAN ALL TEST OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 8SMA20240710166 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-04-01 Matched by certificate designator
N36PJ · ATA 2130

REDS WARNING MESSAGE REGARDING CABIN ALTITUDE EMERGED WITH BOTH CKPT AND CAB INDICATIONS SHOWING YELLOW CROSSES ON ENVIRONMENTAL MFD.

Source: SDR 8SMA2024040300503 · FAA SDRS
O · 2024-03-09 Matched by certificate designator
N955PS · ATA 5610

PILOT REPORTED RIGHT SIDE WINDOW CRACKED AT 41000

Source: SDR 8SMA202403110001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2022-10-28 Matched by certificate designator
N36PJ · ATA 2130

DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT TO KFTW, ABOUT 25 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, LEVELING AT FL230 AND TALKING WITH LA CENTER, A BANG WAS HEARD, SIMILAR TO SOMETHING BEING DROPPED ON THE CABIN FLOOR. SHORTLY AFTER YELLOW ACS LOW INFLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CAS. ACS LOW INFLOW CHECKLIST WAS INITIATED WHILE NOTICING A SLOW RISE IN CABIN ALTITUDE. CONTACTED LA CENTER FOR A DESCENT DOWN TO 10,000 WHILE IN VMC CONDITIONS. WERE ASKED WHETHER WE WANTED TO DECLARE EMERGENCY BUT RESPONDED REQUEST RETURN TO KVGT UNPRESSURIZED. EMERGENCY DESCENT MODE DID ACTIVATE ON OUR DESCENT BUT AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED SHORTLY AFTER TO FEEL CONTROL WHEEL PRESSURES WHICH FELT NORMAL. LANDED. DID NOT REQUEST AN EMERGENCY.

Source: SDR 2022F00431 · FAA SDRS
S · 2022-01-23 Matched by certificate designator
N283VC · ATA 2840

PILOT REPORTS LEFT HAND FUEL GAUGE GOES BLANK AND BELIEVES THE FUEL BALANCING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. WESTERN AIRCRAFT HAS TROUBLE SHOT SYSTEM FOUND NO DEFECTS. CLEANED CANNON PLUGS AND RESEATED. FUEL BALANCING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 8SMA2022012500002 · FAA SDRS
K J · 2019-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
N292P · ATA 7261

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING AND OIL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. AS THE FLIGHT CONTINUED THE OIL PRESSURE KEPT DROPPING AND OIL CONTINUED TO STREAM OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT TO A DIFFERENT AIRPORT. THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING EVEN FURTHER AND WAS NOW IN THE RED AND BELOW 10 PSI. SHE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND INVESTIGATED THE OIL LEAK. THEY DISCOVERED A OIL PRESSURE LINE HAD COME COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE TORQUE LIMITER ON THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK.

Source: SDR 8SMA201904190630 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N283VCPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/452005Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N292PPILATUS PC-12/452005Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N52NGPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2013Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N619FBPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2019Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N955PSPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-242018Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator