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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eclipse EA500 · Blountville, TN · September 24, 2026

Date
September 24, 2026 · 00:05 local
Place
Blountville, TN
Airport
Tri-Cities
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N214MS
Reported as
Eclipse EA500
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,698 total124 in this make and model12 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.

During a night takeoff roll in rain on runway 23 at ktri, an Eclipse EA500 privacy data omitted aligned with the right runway edge lights instead of the centerline, striking three edge lights at approximately 85 knots. The aircraft experienced an impact bump and landing gear noise near rotation but continued en route to kbna. During landing rollout at kbna, the aircraft experienced a severe nose wheel shimmy. Post-flight inspection revealed a blown nose tire, nose gear damage, a detached right main gear door, belly lacerations, and cuts to the left-wing de-ice boot. There were 2 passangers. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A NIGHT TAKEOFF ROLL IN RAIN ON RUNWAY 23 AT KTRI, AN ECLIPSE EA500 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALIGNED WITH THE RIGHT RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS INSTEAD OF THE CENTERLINE, STRIKING THREE EDGE LIGHTS AT APPROXIMATELY 85 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN IMPACT BUMP AND LANDING GEAR NOISE NEAR ROTATION BUT CONTINUED EN ROUTE TO KBNA. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT KBNA, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A BLOWN NOSE TIRE, NOSE GEAR DAMAGE, A DETACHED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR, BELLY LACERATIONS, AND CUTS TO THE LEFT-WING DE-ICE BOOT. THERE WERE 2 PASSANGERS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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