ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259802
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| Date: | 12-MAY-2021 |
| Time: | 16:23 UTC |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS G5 carbon |
| Owner/operator: | BBC Co LLC |
| Registration: | N416DJ |
| MSN: | 4394 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 2,3 nm N of Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) |
| Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A privately registered Cirrus SR22 (N416DJ) and a Key Lime Air Swearingen Metro II (N280KL) collided on approach to Denver-Centennial Airport, Colorado, USA.
The Cirrus departed Denver-Centennial Airport (APA) for a local flight about 09:21, and the Metro II departed the Salida Airport (SLT) about 09:56.
The Cirrus was performing a right-hand traffic pattern for runway 17R at APA, and N280KL was on final approach for runway 17L at APA, when the collision occurred. Both airplanes were in communication with air traffic control during their respective approaches to the airport.
About 10:22:43, the Metro II was about 5.5 nm from APA and had completed a right turn to align with the final approach course to runway 17L. At this same time, the Cirrus was on the downwind leg of the righthand traffic pattern for runway 17R just before he commenced a right turn to the base leg of the traffic pattern. The Metro continued its approach and remained aligned with runway 17L. The Cirrus continued the right-hand traffic pattern through the base leg, and then began to turn toward the final approach course for the runway. The airplanes collided at 10:23:53 when they were about 3.2 nm from APA. The Metro was aligned with runway 17L while the Cirrus was turning from base to final and heading about 146° when the collision occurred.
After the impact, N280KL declared an emergency, continued to APA, and landed successfully on runway 17L without further incident. The Cirrus pilot reported that the airplane was not controllable after the impact and he deployed the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), pull #124. The aircraft came to rest about 3 nm north of APA.
Sources:
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/12/small-plane-crash-cherry-creek-reservoir/
https://patch.com/colorado/littleton/plane-crashes-south-cherry-creek-reservoir
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=416DJ
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103073/pdf
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/25689_1620849245.jpg (photo)
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https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N416DJ/history/20210512/1534Z/KAPA
https://flywithia.com/n416dj-details
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n416dj#27b03d34
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n280kl#27b06e7f
Media:
🛩VIDEO AFTER COLLISION🛩
— Dillon Thomas (@DillonMThomas) May 12, 2021
Video by Hector Valezquez shows the moment a plane fell from the sky, just moments after colliding with another.
Nobody was hurt in the incident, miraculously. @CBSDenver https://t.co/NHsg2FUJpc pic.twitter.com/SWgD5jG80N
Images:
Photo: Arapahoe Sheriff's Office
Photo: NTSB
Figure: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2021 17:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-May-2021 17:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 17:16 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 12-May-2021 17:32 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 17:33 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 18:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 18:02 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 18:03 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 18:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 13-May-2021 05:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 05:52 | jocamero | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage] |
| 13-May-2021 06:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 07:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 07:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-May-2021 07:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo] |
| 13-May-2021 07:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo] |
| 13-May-2021 07:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 13-May-2021 08:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2021 17:25 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 13-May-2021 19:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 19:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 19:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 19:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 19:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 05-Aug-2021 19:30 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2021 19:32 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 05-Aug-2021 19:46 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo] |
| 07-Dec-2022 08:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
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