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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Fairchild SA227-AT · Smyrna, TN · March 3, 2024

Date
March 3, 2024 · 20:15 local
Place
Smyrna, TN
Airport
Smyrna
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
K51A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N563TR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA131
Reported as
Fairchild SA227-AT
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331-11U
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Was taxiing from the hanger to the taxiway. Approximately 150 into the taxi onto the appron the appron surface collapsed due to a sink hole. The sink hole resulted from a broken water line going to a fire hydrant.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING FROM THE HANGER TO THE TAXIWAY. APPROXIMATELY 150 INTO THE TAXI ONTO THE APPRON THE APPRON SURFACE COLLAPSED DUE TO A SINK HOLE. THE SINK HOLE RESULTED FROM A BROKEN WATER LINE GOING TO A FIRE HYDRANT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.