# Incident 20020313003709I: Swrngn SA226TC, Rifle, CO, March 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2002, 20:00 local time
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Garfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 39.5263° N, 107.7270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5263&lon=-107.7270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60U-2006-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 350 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020313003709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CARGO EXCHANGE AT RIFLE CO. THE CREW FOUND AN UNIDENTIFIED ACID CONTAMINATION OF CARGO SACKS. ACID HAD MELTED A CARGO SACK TO AIRCRAFT FLOOR BOARDS. A GROUND CARGO HANDLER HAD A MINOR BURN TO ONE HAND, WHICH WAS TREATED BY EMTS ON SITE. HAZMAT TEAM FROM GRAN JUNCTION, CO. WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSIST IN NEUTRALIZING SPILL AND CALL IN CLEAN UP CREW. KEY LIME MAINTENANCE, DARWIN THOMSON, INDICATED EXTENSIVE CORROSION TO MAIN CENTER STRINGER CORRODED COMPLETELY THROUGH, ACID ETCHED BELLY SKIN, FLIGHT CABLES AND CONTROL CABLE PIVOTS. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N60U (4)

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

- [Accident 20031203035541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031203035541A), Dec 3, 2003: Swrngn SA226TC (N60U), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft N60U was taxiing north on taxiway "m" at Denver, Colorado (den) airport and ran into aircraft N340AE which had stopped on taxiway "m" at "M-10"…
- [Incident 19930908037899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930908037899I), Sep 8, 1993: Swrngn SA226TC (N60U), Harlingen, TX. Rudder control lost on rollout. Aircraft veered to right. Departed runway. Nose gear steering defective.
- [Incident 19870925066189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925066189I), Sep 25, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N60U), Kankakee, IL, Minor damage. The right engine seized in the holding pattern. Aircraft landed safely. Exact cause of failure is undetermined.
- [Incident 19831209071829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831209071829I), Dec 9, 1983: Swrngn SA226TC (N60U), Indianapolis, IN. Hydraulic fluid on the cockpit floor on takeoff. A high pressure hydraulic line broke under instrument panel.

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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