NTSB ERA24LA131 — 2024-03-03 · Smyrna, Tennessee, United States

Current FAA registration · N563TR

Make / Model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AT
Engine: GARRETT TPE331-11U (1000 hp)
Seats / Engines: 12 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 20110825
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A733C8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N563TR Fairchild SA227-AT None

Probable cause & findings

The airplane encountered a sink hole while taxiing.

Factual narrative

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 damage to the left-wing spar and lower fuselage. The left engine propeller blades were also damaged. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-(general)-Effect on operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_ERA24LA131.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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