Plane Crash Reports 2003

2003 Plane Crash Report Result

Title: SWEARINGEN SA226TC, N332BA, OWNED AND OPERATED BY KEY LIME AIR C

Report Date: 12/15

Plane Crash Problem: On November 18, 2003, at 0721 mountain standard time, a Swearingen SA226TC, N332BA, owned and operated by Key Lime Air Corp., Wilsonville, Oregon, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during landing roll at Walker Field (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for this cargo flight being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 135. The flight originated at Rifle, Colorado, at approximately 0709. According to the pilot, he was told to enter left base and was cleared to land on runway 11. The pilot said that when he lowered the landing gear, he "heard the gear come down," and he "verified three green [lights] in the gear indicator." He landed the airplane on the "main wheels first," and slowly let the nose drop. Both main landing gear assemblies remained down and locked; however, the nose of the airplane continued to drop past level and it struck the runway. As the nose dropped, both propellers struck the runway, and several fractured propeller pieces impacted the left and right sides of the fuselage resulting in substantial damage to two fuselage station bulkheads. The fuselage bulkhead, forward of the nose gear well, was also substantially damaged due to contact with the runway. After initial nose impact, the airplane slid approximately 3,000 feet.

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