# Accident 19990305002011A: Swrngn SA226TC, Denver, CO, March 5, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 5, 1999, 06:03 local time - Place: Denver, CO - Airport: Denver International - Damage: Minor damage - Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: EATA - Location: 39.8504° N, 104.6994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8504&lon=-104.6994&mi=10 - Aircraft: N328BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N328BA-2006-03-22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC - Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,642 total, 599 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA047) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990305002011A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SUPERIOR AVIATION CARGO ACFT WAS IN LINE BEHIND AND TAXIED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER SUPERIOR AVIATION CARGO SW-4 ACFT, N151SA, WHICH WAS HOLDING ON TWY "A" AND PREPARING TO DEPART, BOTH ACFT HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)N328BA WAS PARTIALLY DEICED AT THE RAMP WHEN THEY RAN OUT OF DEICING FLUID. THE PILOT ASKED THE RAMP CREW TO MEET HIM AT THE DEICING PAD ON THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRPORT TO FINISH DEICING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RECEIVED TAXI CLEARANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD SHORT ON THE TAXIWAY, AND TO CONTACT GROUND CONTROL. PRIOR TO REACHING THE TAXIWAY HOLD SHORT LINES, HE RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAXIWAY TO THE RUNWAY. HE THEN REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO ADVISE RAMP CONTROL THAT HE NEEDED TO DEICE THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF N328BA, AT THAT TIME, HE LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THAT N151SA WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIM. N328BA THEN IMPACTED N151SA, STRIKING THE TAIL SECTION OF N151SA, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE EXTENDING FROM THE CARGO DOOR AFT. THE PILOT OF N328BA STATED IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT WHILE TAXIING, HE PERFORMED A BRAKE TEST AND OBSERVED NO DISCREPANCIES. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, A BRAKE TEST WAS PERFORMED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE IIC AND TWO FAA INSPECTORS. THE BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATIONAL. TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS WERE PERFORMED ON BOTH PILOTS AND THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. (-23)N328BA, A MERTOLINER SA-226TC STRUCK N151SA ANOTHER METROLINER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N151SA WHILE TAXING FOR TAKEOFF AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEN) ON 3/5/99. BOTH AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY SUPERIOR AVIATION (EATA) IN SCHEDULED CARGO SERVICE UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF N328BA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , HE SAW THE METROLINER STOP IN FRONT OF HIM AND APPLIED HIS BRAKES. HIS AIRCRAFT HOWEVER DID NOT STOP. DURING INTERVIEW OF ^PRIVACY DATA^ HE STATED HE TESTED HIS BRAKES AS HE PULLED OUT OF THE CHOCKS AND THEY WORKED PROPERLY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE BRAKES OF N328BA WERE TESTED BY INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED AND FOUND TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. ## Other aircraft in the event - N151SA, Swrngn SA226TC: [Accident 19990305002012A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990305002012A) ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DEN99LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA047), Mar 5, 1999: Swearingen SA226TC (N328BA), Denver, CO, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot of N328BA's failure to maintain visual lookout while taxiing, causing the subsequent collision with N151SA. ## Other reports on N328BA (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19870130013359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870130013359I), Jan 30, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N328BA), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. The aircraft landed with the nose gear retracted. Pilot was distracted on final and warning horn did not sound. - [Incident 19850213014849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850213014849I), Feb 13, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N328BA), St Louis, MO. Right followed by left engine quit. Safe landing. Ice ingestion suspected. 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. 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