35.9223° N, 84.6898° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ROCKWOOD MUNI (RKW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 2, 1999 · 15:50 local
Place
Rockwood, TN
Airport
Rockwood Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N82090
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
670 total35 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) VFR flight from warren co. Ohio (620) to cleveland, ten (hdi). Near rockwoo, TN (rkw) pilot discovered the electrical system inop and battery depleted. Landed at (rkw) with unknown landing gear position. Nose gear was down but both main gear collapsed on landing roll out. Air conditioner belt broke, which caused the alternator belt to jump off its pulley.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) VFR FLIGHT FROM WARREN CO. OHIO (620) TO CLEVELAND, TEN (HDI). NEAR ROCKWOO, TN (RKW) PILOT DISCOVERED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INOP AND BATTERY DEPLETED. LANDED AT (RKW) WITH UNKNOWN LANDING GEAR POSITION. NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT BOTH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL OUT. AIR CONDITIONER BELT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR BELT TO JUMP OFF ITS PULLEY.