NONE · Fairchild Swearingen SA226TC · 2003-11-18 · Grand Junction, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN04LA023
Event ID
20031125X01950
Type
Accident
Date
2003-11-18
Location
Grand Junction, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.121665, -108.526664
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Fairchild Swearingen
Model
SA226TC
Registration
N332BA
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the operator's improper maintenance and servicing of the airplane's nose landing gear assembly, resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear during the landing roll. Contributing factors include the nose section of the airplane's subsequent contact with the runway, the impact of several fractured propeller pieces into the fuselage, and the operator's inadequate maintenance and servicing procedures.