# Incident 20260924013079I: Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500, Blountville, TN, September 24, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2026, 00:05 local time
- Place: Blountville, TN
- Airport: Tri-Cities
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4752° N, 82.4074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (TRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4752&lon=-82.4074&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eclipse EA500 (registry code 3350000, https://openairdocs.org/model/eclipse-ea500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A (registry code 52267, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw610f-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ECLIPSE AVIATION CORP EA500
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW610F-A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,698 total, 124 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260924013079I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N214MS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110103000069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110103000069I), Jan 3, 2011: Eclipse Avi EA500 (N214MS), Fort Lauderdale, FL, No damage. On 3 jan 2011, aircraft N214MS departed houston, Texas airport (iws) for key largo, Florida airport (07FA), piloted by [privacy data omitted], certificate…

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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