# Accident 20210512002812A: Swearingen SA226TC, Englewood, CO, May 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2021, 10:24 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 39.5850° N, 104.8547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5850&lon=-104.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280KL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280KL) (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: SWEARINGEN SA226TC
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210512002812A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/12/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1024MDT, A 2016 CIRRUS SR22, REGISTRATION NUMBER N416DJ, SERIAL NUMBER 4394 AND A 1978 SWEARINGEN SA2267TC, REGISTRATION NUMBER N280KL, SERIAL NUMBER TC-280 ENCOUNTERED A MIDAIR COLLISION APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES NORTH OF CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA). BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ON APPROACH TO CENTENNIAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT OF N416DJ DEPLOYED THE CIRRUS AIRFRAME PARACHUTE SYSTEM AND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUNDS OF CHERRY CREEK STATE PARK. N280KL LANDED SAFELY AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT.

BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR N416DJ. N280KL WAS UNDER AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN UNDER FLIGHT 970.

N416DJ WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. N280KL WAS A 14 CFR PART 135 CARGO AIRCRAFT AND WAS ON A REPOSITION FLIGHT.

REFERENCE FAA FORM 8020-23 REPORT NUMBER ANM0321038 FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING N416DJ.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N416DJ, Cirrus Design Corp SR22: [Accident 20210512008362A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210512008362A)

## 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 CEN21FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA215), May 12, 2021: Swearingen SA226TC (N280KL), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Cirrus pilot’s failure to maintain the final approach course for the assigned runway, which resulted in a collision with the Swearingen which was on final approach to the parallel runway.…

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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