Thursday, June 09, 2022

Cessna 206, N592KB: Incident occurred June 08, 2022 in Kodiak, Alaska

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska

Aircraft landed on a beach and right main wheel came off.  


Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 19:30:00Z
Regis#: N592KB
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 206
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: KODIAK
State: ALASKA

Cessna 182A Skylane, N4837D: Incident occurred June 08, 2022 in Palmer, Alaska

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska

Aircraft experienced engine issues and smoke, made an emergency landing on a road. 


Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 19:04:00Z
Regis#: N4837D
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 180
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: PALMER
State: ALASKA

Cessna 337G, N53705: Accident occurred June 08, 2022 at Arkavalley Airport (12A), Greenbrier, Arkansas











This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Little Rock, Arkansas

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:

Southern Air Service Inc


Location: Greenbrier, Arkansas
Accident Number: CEN22LA246
Date and Time: June 8, 2022, 19:15 Local
Registration: N53705
Aircraft: Cessna 337G 
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N53705
Model/Series: 337G 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

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Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 35.17753,-92.335067 (est)

Aircraft landed hard and gear collapsed. 

Date: 09-JUN-22
Time: 00:15:00Z
Regis#: N53705
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 337
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: GREENBRIER
State: ARKANSAS

Piper PA-44-180 Seminole, N265AT: Incident occurred June 08, 2022 at Palm Beach County Glades Airport (KPHK), Pahokee, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; South Florida

Aircraft landed hard damaging gear, propeller and wing. 

Airline Transport Professionals Corp of USA


Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 14:53:00Z
Regis#: N265AT
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA44
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: PAHOKEE
State: FLORIDA

Beech 58 Baron, N78KL: Incident occurred June 08, 2022 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Indianapolis, Indiana

Aircraft diverted and landed after 3/4 of the propeller separated from the left engine in flight. 

NEA Industrial LLC


Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 17:41:00Z
Regis#: N78KL
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 58
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: EVANSVILLE
State: INDIANA

Cessna 180A, N7870A: Incident occurred June 08, 2022 at Parlin Field Airport (2B3), Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Maine

Aircraft struck a runway light.  


Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 16:00:00Z
Regis#: N7870A
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 180
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: NEWPORT
State: NEW HAMPSHIRE

Aviat A-1B Husky, N164MA: Incident occurred June 09, 2022 at Roswell Air Center Airport (KROW), Chaves County, New Mexico

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Albuquerque, New Mexico

Aircraft on landing roll and right wing struck the runway.  

Assend Dragon Aviation LLC


Date: 09-JUN-22
Time: 00:18:00Z
Regis#: N164MA
Aircraft Make: AVIAT
Aircraft Model: A-1B
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: ROSWELL
State: NEW MEXICO

Maule MT-7-235 Super Rocket, N235MG: Accident occurred June 08, 2022 in Flasher, Morton County, North Dakota

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Fargo, North Dakota


Location: Flasher, North Dakota
Accident Number: CEN22LA243
Date and Time: June 8, 2022, 14:02 Local
Registration: N235MG
Aircraft: Maule MT-7-235
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Maule 
Registration: N235MG
Model/Series: MT-7-235 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
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Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 46.4561,-101.2326 (est)

Aircraft crashed in a field after clipping a road sign on takeoff. 

Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 20:02:00Z
Regis#: N235MG
Aircraft Make: MAULE
Aircraft Model: MT-7-235
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
City: FLASHER
State: NORTH DAKOTA

Cessna A185F Skywagon, N94078: Accident occurred June 08, 2022 at Sunriver Airport (S21), Deschutes County, Oregon

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Oregon

Grading Unlimited Inc


Location: Sunriver, Oregon
Accident Number: WPR22LA209
Date and Time: June 8, 2022, 17:11 Local
Registration: N94078
Aircraft: Cessna A185F 
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna 
Registration: N94078
Model/Series: A185F 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: 
Condition of Light:
Observation Facility, Elevation: KS21,4164 ft msl
Observation Time: 17:15 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles 
Temperature/Dew Point: 21°C /2°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / 10 knots,
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.06 inches Hg
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Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 43.876312,-121.45305 

Aircraft on landing veered off runway and spun around. 

Date: 09-JUN-22
Time: 00:11:00Z
Regis#: N94078
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: A185
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: SUNRIVER
State: OREGON

     


(Update: FAA says plane veered off runway while landing; pilot, police say it was on takeoff)

SUNRIVER, Oregon (KTVZ) – Two people escaped injury when their small plane veered off the runway and crashed Wednesday evening at the Sunriver Airport, authorities said.

The crash of the single-engine Cessna was reported around 5:10 p.m., Sunriver Police Sgt. Stephen Lopez told NewsChannel 21 at the scene.

A Federal Aviation Administration representative said Thursday the single-engine Cessna 185 Skywagon veered off the runway after landing at Sunriver Airport, with two people aboard, on a flight from Hillsboro.

However, police Sgt. Stephen Lopez said the pilot and airport officials said it occurred while the plane was taking off.

According to statements from a witness and the pilot and co-pilot, they lost control due to a gust of wind during takeoff and came to rest about 20 feet off the runway.

Police and Sunriver Fire and Rescue arrived and learned the plane's two occupants were unhurt and declined medical attention, the sergeant said.

Police and firefighters took precautions to avoid any potential danger from the crash, as a small fuel leak occurred.

"Fuel can be a concern," Lopez said. "Again, it's the fumes from the fuel can be nauseous, can be a hazardous material and/or a fire hazard. So any time there's anything, any kind of vehicle collision and-or aircraft crash in this case, those precautions must be taken."

The resort community's first responders also notified the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates aircraft incidents.

The airport's runway was closed until the significantly damaged plane could be moved to a safe location. It reopened at 7:20 p.m., Lopez said.

Aerostar RX 8, N9158Z: Accident occurred June 08, 2022 in Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota







This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Rapid City, South Dakota

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:


Location: Hot Springs, South Dakota
Accident Number: CEN22LA238
Date and Time: June 8, 2022, 06:45 Local 
Registration: N9158Z
Aircraft: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX 8
Injuries: 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Aerial observation

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC
Registration: N9158Z
Model/Series: RX 8
Aircraft Category: Balloon
Amateur Built:
Operator: Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

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Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Damage: None
Passenger Injuries: 1 Serious 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 43.368306,-103.38827

Balloon made a hard landing.

Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 12:45:00Z
Regis#: N9158Z
Aircraft Make: AEROSTAR
Aircraft Model: RX8
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: HOT SPRINGS
State: SOUTH DAKOTA

Cessna 150F, N8889G: Accident occurred June 07, 2022 in Fort Duchesne, Uintah County, Utah

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not traveled to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Salt Lake City, Utah


Location: Fort Duchesne, Utah
Accident Number: WPR22LA208
Date and Time: June 7, 2022, 21:00 Local
Registration: N8889G
Aircraft: Cessna 150F
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N8889G
Model/Series: 150F
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site:
Condition of Light:
Observation Facility, Elevation: KVEL,5265 ft msl 
Observation Time: 20:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 22 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 23°C /-3°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear 
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 10°
Lowest Ceiling: None 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.03 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: Roosevelt, UT 
Destination:

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 40.134172,-109.79071 (est)

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in an oil field. 

Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 02:00:00Z
Regis#: N8889G
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 150
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: FORT DUCHESNE
State: UTAH

Bell 407, N402SH: Accident occurred June 08, 2022 in Kalea, Hawaii

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board traveled to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entities:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Honolulu, Hawaii 
Federal Aviation Administration; Washington, District of Columbia
Paradise Helicopters; Kona, Hawaii
Rolls Royce; Indianapolis, Indiana

Operated by Paradise Helicopters

Registered to K & S Helicopters Inc


Location: Kalea, Hawaii
Accident Number: ANC22FA041
Date and Time: June 8, 2022, 17:26 Local
Registration: N402SH
Aircraft: Bell 407 
Injuries: 3 Serious, 3 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 135: Air taxi & commuter - Non-scheduled - Sightseeing

On June 8, 2022, about 1726 Hawaii-Aleutian standard time, a Bell 407 helicopter, N402SH, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Kalea, Hawaii, on the island of Hawaii. The pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries, and three passengers sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand air tour flight.

According to a representative of the operator, Paradise Helicopters, about 1701, the helicopter departed the company base at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (PHKO), Kona, Hawaii, to the south for an air tour flight around the island. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast and company flight track data showed the helicopter traveled southeast about 500-600 ft above ground level and between airspeeds of 122 and 127 knots.

The pilot reported that the first part of the flight was normal; about 30 minutes into the flight, the helicopter experienced a violent upset, followed by an uncontrolled spin (yaw) to the right.

A passenger, seated in the aft left forward-facing seat reported that as the helicopter continued to spin, she observed something fall off the helicopter; however, she was not able to identify a specific part.

The flight track data showed a rapid descent and decrease in airspeed at the end of the flight track, consistent with the occupants’ statements.

The helicopter continued to spin uncontrollably while it descended, and it subsequently struck an area of rough, uneven, lava-covered terrain and came to rest on its left side. (See Figure 1.)

After the impact, an emergency call was placed by a passenger to report that the helicopter had crashed.

An investigator from the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) Alaska Regional Office, along with an NTSB airworthiness investigator, an NTSB survival factors investigator, and an NTSB maintenance investigator from Washington, D.C., responded to the island of Hawaii.

An NTSB on site examination of the accident site revealed the tail boom came to rest about 762 ft northeast from the main wreckage, which consisted of the fuselage, engine, and main rotor system. The tail boom separated from the fuselage at the tail boom attach point. (See Figure 2.) The upper left attachment fitting fastener was not present, and the lower left attachment fitting was fractured and displayed fatigue signatures. The fasteners for the lower left, lower right, and upper right attachment fittings were present.

A review of the accident helicopter’s maintenance records revealed that the most recent tail boom attachment fasteners torque check (per Task #DMC-407-A-53-01-00-00A-72A) was completed on May 4, 2022, at a total airframe time of 22,891.4 flight hours. At the time of the accident, the helicopter had accumulated 23,005.6 flight hours (114.2 flight hours since the torque check), and no additional maintenance had been conducted to that attachment location.

The tail boom (part number: 407-030-801-205D; serial number BP-1598) was installed on August 23, 2009, at a total airframe time of 5,780.0 hours and had not been removed prior to the accident.

Portions of the tail boom structure, aft fuselage structure, attachment fittings and fasteners were retained for further examination by the NTSB’s Materials Laboratory. 



Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Bell
Registration: N402SH
Model/Series: 407
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: On-demand air taxi (135)
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PHKO,37 ft msl
Observation Time: 17:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 49 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 27°C /21°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 4900 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 9 knots / , 250°
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 7000 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.98 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: Company VFR
Departure Point: Kona, HI (PHKO)
Destination: Kalea, HI

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Serious 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 2 Serious, 3 Minor 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 3 Serious, 3 Minor 
Latitude, Longitude: 19.005372,-155.65457 (est)

Rotorcraft crashed under known circumstances. 

Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 03:29:00Z
Regis#: N402SH
Aircraft Make: BELL
Aircraft Model: 407
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: SIGHTSEEING
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 135
Rotorcraft Operator: PARADISE HELICOPTERS
City: KONA
State: HAWAII

HONOLULU (KHON2) — National Transportation Safety Board investigators are scheduled to arrive Monday to look into the cause of the crash in Ka’u on the Big Island Wednesday evening. The accident once again brings to light concerns regarding the safety of the popular tours.

Mangled metal debris was ripped apart and smashed into a barren lava field. That was all that was left of the Bell 407 helicopter. Luckily the pilot and five passengers survived.

A team of four NTSB investigators will arrive in Kona Monday to examine the wreckage and continue the investigation.

Paradise Helicopters has had five crashes in the last 20 years.

Attorney Rick Fried was involved with their crash in 2019, and has concerns since the NTSB found the cause of that crash was “fuel exhaustion.”

“When you fly, it’s not like if you run out of gas in your car,” said Fried, who is also a pilot. “We have a checklist that must be followed. One of them is — make sure you’ve got fuel. It seems so painfully obvious.”

Helicopter pilot and attorney Ladd Sanger, who worked on the 2019 case with Fried, said it’s very concerning for a part 135 operator to run a helicopter out of gas.

“That goes to the dispatch procedures, that goes to the pilot pre-flight procedures,” Sanger explained. “And so I think that we need to look at what is this operator’s culture of safety.”

As a whole Sanger said there are far too many helicopter crashes in Hawaii.

According to the NTSB, there have been 41 helicopter crashes since 1997, including Wednesday’s crash. Fifteen of them fatal resulting in 51 deaths

It happens so frequently Congressman Ed Case, a long time proponent for stiffer safety regulations, said it’s no longer surprising.

“I think it could happen on any given day, any given company. And that’s just unacceptable,” Case explained. “It’s not just about the tour helicopters not doing their job. It’s about the Federal Aviation Administration not doing its job.”

Lawsuit filed against tour helicopter company after hard landing on Kauai
During an NTSB board meeting last month, Chair Jennifer Homendy blasted the FAA, holding them at least partially accountable for a crash in December of 2019 that killed seven people in Kekaha.

“The NTSB has issued recommendation after recommendation to the FAA following accident after accident which would have, if implemented, prevented the deaths of the four adults and three children (the youngest of whom was 10-years-old) who died in this tragedy,” Homendy said.

In a statement FAA said:

“A number of safety initiatives are already underway, including the installation of five weather cameras in Hawaii with another 21 on the way. Air tour operators can apply to the FAA’s voluntary Safety Management System program, and the FAA is developing rulemaking to make these advanced safety practices a requirement. Additionally, the FAA encourages air tour operators to equip their aircraft with ADS-B and flight data recorders, and are considering making these recorders mandatory.”

Case said if the FAA doesn’t do it, Congress will pass legislation to make them do it.

“The FAA has to look in the mirror and ask itself whether it is doing what it needs to do to assure the safety of not only the people in the helicopters, but the people on the ground,” said Case. “Because on any given day, a helicopter could crash into people on the ground.”

In April of 2019 one almost did. Three people aboard the chopper died in that crash. It landed in Kailua on a busy residential street.





Two people were seriously injured after a tour helicopter crash with six occupants went down Wednesday evening near South Point.

The downed rotorcraft, operated by Paradise Helicopters Tours of Hawai‘i, was reported to Hawai‘i Fire Department at 5:32 p.m. According to HFD officials, ground crews were unable to access the crash site, which was in an open lava field between Ranchos Subdivision and South Point Road, in a timely manner. Chopper 1 was first on scene and reported four ambulatory patients and two with more serious injuries.

Chopper 1 initially extricated three women, ages 18, 19 and 23. The patients were taken to ground medic units staged at the south end of Menehune Road. HFD reports that Chopper 2 arrive on scene shortly after and extricated the most seriously injured patient, a 19-year-old woman to ground crews where advanced life support protocols were initiated. Chopper 2 returned to the crash site to pick up the second seriously injured patient, a 54-year-old man.

Chopper 1 extricated a fourth patient who was walking around, a 48-year-old man.

The most critical patient was transported by Chopper 2 to Kona Community Hospital. All other patients were also taken to KCH.

Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB, N36LC: Accident occurred May 05, 2022 at Centennial Airport (KAPA), Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Denver, Colorado

N360LC LTD


Location: Denver, Colorado 
Accident Number: CEN22LA195
Date and Time: May 5, 2022, 21:10 Local 
Registration: N36LC
Aircraft: Swearingen SA226-T(B) 
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Positioning

On May 5, 2022, about 2110 mountain daylight time, a Swearingen SA226-T(B), N36LC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Centennial Airport (APA), Denver, Colorado. The captain and first officer were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight.

After six passengers disembarked at Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), Grand Island, Nebraska, the captain and first officer departed from GRI without passengers about 1943. During the takeoff roll, the captain reported the airplane accelerated slower than normal and he “pushed the parking brake handle down again”. The takeoff was continued and no anomalies were reported on the departure or enroute to APA.

During the landing at APA, the airplane swerved right and the captain was not able to maintain directional control. The airplane departed the right side of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The airplane was retained for examination.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Swearingen 
Registration: N36LC
Model/Series: SA226-T(B)
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: On-demand air taxi (135)
Operator Designator Code: F9AA

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Night
Observation Facility, Elevation: KAPA,5870 ft msl 
Observation Time: 20:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 14°C /3°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 11000 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 7 knots / , 90°
Lowest Ceiling: 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.69 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point: Grand Island, NE (GRI) 
Destination: Denver, CO (APA)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 39.565916,-104.84878 (est)






South Metro Fire Rescue is on scene of a Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB off the runway at Centennial Airport. The plane was landing when the incident occurred. Two people were on board with no injuries. HazMat enroute for minor fuel leak. FAA and NTSB will investigate.

Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian, N281SE: Incident occurred June 08, 2022 at Destin Executive Airport (KDTS), Okaloosa County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Alabama and NW Florida

Aircraft experienced landing gear failure and veered off runway. 

Depeltier Aeronautics LLC


Date: 08-JUN-22
Time: 21:59:00Z
Regis#: N281SE
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA46
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: DESTIN
State: FLORIDA