Accident: Swearingen SA226TC
May 12, 2021 · Englewood, CO
NTSB numberCEN21FA215Event id20210512103073
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 3
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The Cirrus pilot’s failure to maintain the final approach course for the assigned runway, which resulted in a collision with the Swearingen which was on final approach to the parallel runway. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the controller to issue a traffic advisory to the Swearingen pilot regarding the location of Cirrus, and the Cirrus pilot’s decision to fly higher than recommended approach speed which resulted in a larger turn radius and contributed to his overshoot of the final approach course.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226TC
- Registration
- N280KL
- Year built
- 1978
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR final approach Midair collision
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22
- Registration
- N416DJ
- Year built
- 2016
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Centennial Airport (APA)1 nm (2 km) south
- Buckley Space Force Base (BFK)8 nm (16 km) north-east
- Denver International Airport (DEN)19 nm (34 km) north-east
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