Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, May 12, 2021, Denver-Cen...
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on May 12, 2021 near Denver-Centennial, Colorado, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The Cirrus pilot failed...
- Date: May 12, 2021
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Denver-Centennial, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The Cirrus pilot failed to maintain the final approach course for the assigned runway and flew faster than recommended. The controller handling the Metro did not issue a traffic advisory about the Cirrus.
A Key Lime Air Metro cargo flight and a Cirrus SR22 collided in the air while both were approaching parallel runways at Centennial Airport near Denver. The Metro landed safely, while the Cirrus pilot deployed the airframe parachute and came down near Cherry Creek Reservoir. The NTSB blamed the Cirrus pilot for overshooting the final approach course at excess speed, with the lack of a traffic advisory from the Metro's controller as a contributing factor.