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May 12, 2021
N280KL accident at Englewood, CO
Swearingen SA226TC — Midair collision at APA (Englewood, CO)
DateMay 12, 2021
Tail numberN280KL
AircraftSwearingen SA226TC · Swearingen SA227 Metroliner · SW4
LocationAPA — Englewood, CO
Phase of flightApproach
OperationPart 91 Positioning
InjuriesNone
NTSB caseCEN21FA215
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.
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