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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Frchld SA227-DC · Rifle, CO · February 25, 2004

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Date: February 25, 2004 · 08:05 local
Place: Rifle, CO
Airport: Garfield County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: KY7A
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N882DC
Reported as: Frchld SA227DC
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,718 total3,999 in this make and model172 in the last 90 days

N882DCRegistered now · Fairchild SA227-DCS/N DC882B Airframe modelFairchild SA227-DC

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft landed approximately in last 1/2 to 1/3 of runway length for runway 26 at Rifle, Colorado, due to speed of aircraft it hydroplaned on wet runway even though there was no standing water. As aircraft slowed it started a shallow left turn and exiting runway at a 40 degree angle to centerline. The right outboard main tire was broken off of rim by hardened dirt of over run area causing aircraft to tilt onto right wing and slide approximately 60 feet on the right main gear, nose gear, and right wing tip. 4 feet of wing was bent, right engine and propeller were destroyed, and 2 windows on right side of cabin were cracked from debris.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY IN LAST 1/2 TO 1/3 OF RUNWAY LENGTH FOR RUNWAY 26 AT RIFLE, COLORADO, DUE TO SPEED OF AIRCRAFT IT HYDROPLANED ON WET RUNWAY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO STANDING WATER. AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED IT STARTED A SHALLOW LEFT TURN AND EXITING RUNWAY AT A 40 DEGREE ANGLE TO CENTERLINE. THE RIGHT OUTBOARD MAIN TIRE WAS BROKEN OFF OF RIM BY HARDENED DIRT OF OVER RUN AREA CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO TILT ONTO RIGHT WING AND SLIDE APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, NOSE GEAR, AND RIGHT WING TIP. 4 FEET OF WING WAS BENT, RIGHT ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE DESTROYED, AND 2 WINDOWS ON RIGHT SIDE OF CABIN WERE CRACKED FROM DEBRIS.