# Accident 20240303001819A: Fairchild SA227-AT, Smyrna, TN, March 3, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2024, 20:15 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K51A
- Location: 36.0000° N, 86.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0000&lon=-86.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563TR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N563TR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AT (registry code 3377510, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-11U (registry code 29073, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-11u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AT
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-11U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240303001819A

## Narrative

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

^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.

## 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 ERA24LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA131), Mar 4, 2024: Fairchild SA227-AT (N563TR), Smyrna, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane encountered a sink hole while taxiing.

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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