# Accident 20031203035541A: Swrngn SA226TC, Denver, CO, December 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2003, 06:50 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 39.8614° N, 104.6614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8614&lon=-104.6614&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031203035541A

## Narrative

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

(-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" INTERSECTION. N60U STRUCK N340AE IN THE LEFT WING AND SPUN IT AROUND APPROXIMATELY 130 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND TAIL SECTION. N60U'S RIGHT WING WAS TORN OFF OUTBOARD THE RIGHT ENGINE, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE TAIL SECTION. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT VFR.

## 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 DEN04FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA027), Dec 3, 2003: Swearingen SA226-TC (N60U), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the taxiing aircraft to maintain clearance and adequate visual lookout for the stopped aircraft.

## Other reports on N60U (4)

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

- [Incident 20020313003709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020313003709I), Mar 13, 2002: Swrngn SA226TC (N60U), Rifle, CO, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [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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