ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352199
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| Date: | Sunday 3 March 2024 |
| Time: | 18:50 |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AT Expediter |
| Owner/operator: | Kolob Canyons Air Services |
| Registration: | N563TR |
| MSN: | AT-563 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Smyrna Airport (MQY/KMQY), Liberty, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Smyrna Airport, TN (MQY/KMQY) |
| Arlington Municipal Airport, TX (KGKY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he and the co-pilot had just begun to taxi to the runway from their hangar. The airplane traveled about 150 ft when the ground gave way (sink hole due to a broken water main) under the left main landing gear. The landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damaged to the left wing spar and lower fuselage. The left engine propeller blades were also damaged.
Probable Cause: The airplane encountered a sink hole while taxiing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193896
History of this aircraft
ex N563UP
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2024 15:06 | ASN | Added |
| 04-Mar-2024 15:07 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 04-Mar-2024 15:07 | ASN | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2024 15:09 | ASN | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 15-Mar-2024 21:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Category, Accident report] |
| 16-Mar-2024 09:05 | ASN | Updated [Date] |
| 06-May-2024 12:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
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