# Accident 20031118028609A: Swrngn SA226TC, Grand Junction, CO, November 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2003, 07:21 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 39.1217° N, 108.5267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1217&lon=-108.5267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332BA-2013-08-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 140 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031118028609A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN04LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA023), Nov 18, 2003: Fairchild Swearingen SA226TC (N332BA), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N332BA (4)

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

- [Accident 19880411009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880411009579A), Apr 11, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N332BA), Bloomington-Nor, IL. First officer became ill and passed out. Diverted and landed for medical asistance. Illness was a viral syndrome.
- [Incident 19880403019429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403019429I), Apr 3, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N332BA), Springfield, IL. Unable to extend nose gear. Used emergency procedures. Safe landing. Ground faulty nose gear uplock. Uplock rerigged
- [Incident 19850923064559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850923064559I), Sep 23, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N332BA), Paducah, KY. Aircraft veered off side of runway when nose gear steering was selected. Internal failure of acuator.
- [Incident 19850624033329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850624033329I), Jun 24, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N332BA), St Louis, MO. During climb, noted increase in itt on NR2 engine. Power reduced,itt increased. Maintenance found no discrepancy.

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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