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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Fairchild SA227-DC (C26B) · Denver, CO · April 14, 2022

Date
April 14, 2022 · 22:12 local
Place
Denver, CO
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KY7A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N820DC
Reported as
Fairchild SA227-DC (C26B)
Reported engine
Honeywell TPE331-SER
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
2,086 total880 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 4/14/2022, 0412Z privacy data omitted, a Fairchild

Swearingen metroliner (SW4), privacy data omitted, from dia (Denver, CO) to aia

(Alliance, NE) experienced a nose gear collapse before rotation on takeoff

Roll, runway 34L, at rotation speed, the nose gear collapsed. The

Aircraft remained on the runway centerline until it came to a stop. Two

Crew members and five passengers were aboard the aircraft. The aircraft

Was evacuated with no injuries. Initial report states damage to both

Propellers and nose area. Carrier contacted NTSB and received permission

To move the aircraft. privacy data omitted Maintenance personnel responded and

Recovered aircraft from the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON 4/14/2022, 0412Z ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A FAIRCHILD

SWEARINGEN METROLINER (SW4), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FROM DIA (DENVER, CO) TO AIA

(ALLIANCE, NE) EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE BEFORE ROTATION ON TAKEOFF

ROLL, RUNWAY 34L, AT ROTATION SPEED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE

AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. TWO

CREW MEMBERS AND FIVE PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT

WAS EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES. INITIAL REPORT STATES DAMAGE TO BOTH

PROPELLERS AND NOSE AREA. CARRIER CONTACTED NTSB AND RECEIVED PERMISSION

TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESPONDED AND

RECOVERED AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY.