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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Swrngn SA226TC · Grand Junction, CO · November 18, 2003

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Date
November 18, 2003 · 07:21 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KY7A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N332BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN04LA023
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total140 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days
N332BARegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Swearingen SA226TCS/N TC-222E · Built 1976Airframe modelSwearingen SA226TCEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On November 18, 2003, at 0721 MST, a swearingen SA226TC, lym 1180 (N332BA) piloted by robert p. camenzind, was substantially damaged during landing at Walker Field Airport (gjt), Grand Junction, CO. The flight, lym 1180 operated by key lime air corp originated in denver, CO with a stop in rifle, CO (ril) before landing at gjt. According to the pilot, he landed hot on runway 11 at gjt with 100-110 knots of airspeed. Thinking he had all three indicators for a down gear. The aircraft's main gear extended, but the nose gear failed to operate. On touchdown the aircraft traveled approximately 2600 feet before coming to a stop. Camenzind later reported that the week prior to this accident, another pilot, eric carson, flew N332BA. As carson attempted to land at denver, CO, he had trouble with the landing gear and had to cycle it several times before it extended. A FAA (federal aviation administration) inspector examined the aircraft at gjt. Approximately 12 inches of both left and right propeller blade tips were bent or missing. The broken-off propeller blade tips from the right propeller ripped several significant holes in the bottom and right side of the fuselage skin, damaging a bulkhead and wire bundles. The radome was destroyed and the forward bulkhead was damaged. The fuselage skin on the bottom of the nose of the aircraft was scraped or worn down to the middle of the doors on the nose wheel well.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 18, 2003, AT 0721 MST, A SWEARINGEN SA226TC, LYM 1180 (N332BA) PILOTED BY ROBERT P. CAMENZIND, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT WALKER FIELD AIRPORT (GJT), GRAND JUNCTION, CO. THE FLIGHT, LYM 1180 OPERATED BY KEY LIME AIR CORP ORIGINATED IN DENVER, CO WITH A STOP IN RIFLE, CO (RIL) BEFORE LANDING AT GJT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LANDED HOT ON RUNWAY 11 AT GJT WITH 100-110 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED. THINKING HE HAD ALL THREE INDICATORS FOR A DOWN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN GEAR EXTENDED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO OPERATE. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 2600 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CAMENZIND LATER REPORTED THAT THE WEEK PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT, ANOTHER PILOT, ERIC CARSON, FLEW N332BA. AS CARSON ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT DENVER, CO, HE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND HAD TO CYCLE IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT EXTENDED. A FAA (FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION) INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AT GJT. APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES OF BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE BENT OR MISSING. THE BROKEN-OFF PROPELLER BLADE TIPS FROM THE RIGHT PROPELLER RIPPED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT HOLES IN THE BOTTOM AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN, DAMAGING A BULKHEAD AND WIRE BUNDLES. THE RADOME WAS DESTROYED AND THE FORWARD BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCRAPED OR WORN DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DOORS ON THE NOSE WHEEL WELL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Junction, COthe operator's improper maintenance and servicing of the airplane's nose landing gear assembly, resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear during the landing roll. Contributing factors include the nose section of the airplane's subsequent contact with…Nov 18, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N332BA · 4

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Accident 19880411009579AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Bloomington-Nor, ILFirst officer became ill and passed out. Diverted and landed for medical asistance. Illness was a viral syndrome.Apr 11, 1988Incident 19880403019429IFinal Approach-IFR · Springfield, ILUnable to extend nose gear. Used emergency procedures. Safe landing. Ground faulty nose gear uplock. Uplock reriggedApr 3, 1988Incident 19850923064559IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Paducah, KYAircraft veered off side of runway when nose gear steering was selected. Internal failure of acuator.Sep 23, 1985Incident 19850624033329IClimb · St Louis, MODuring climb, noted increase in itt on NR2 engine. Power reduced,itt increased. Maintenance found no discrepancy.Jun 24, 1985