What happened
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(-23) On August 20, 2002, about 1103 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-55, N132WM, registered to a stuart gale brooks operating as a 14CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed in norris lake, located about 2 miles eat of campbell county airport, Jacksboro, TN. (Jau), after canceling an IFR plan with atlanta center. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from warren county memorial airport, mcminnville, TN. (Rnc) at 1030. A witness stated he heard a twin-engine airplane approaching. He then heard a sound as if the airplane lost an engine. He looked up and observed the airplane descending in a 75 degree nose down altitude and crashed in the vicinity of indian river boat deck. The wreckage of N132WM was located in 45 feet of water. Examination of the wreckage revealed the flaps and landing gear were extended to the full down position. All flight controls was confirmed for pitch, roll & yaw. Witness' stated that they saw a large fuel slick in the lake at impact site. A thorough inspection and tear down of both engines revealed no mechanical problems. The throttles for the left engine were in the off position but the left propeller was not feathered. Medical examiner stated impact killed pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 20, 2002, ABOUT 1103 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-55, N132WM, REGISTERED TO A STUART GALE BROOKS OPERATING AS A 14CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED IN NORRIS LAKE, LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES EAT OF CAMPBELL COUNTY AIRPORT, JACKSBORO, TN. (JAU), AFTER CANCELING AN IFR PLAN WITH ATLANTA CENTER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WARREN COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, MCMINNVILLE, TN. (RNC) AT 1030. A WITNESS STATED HE HEARD A TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE APPROACHING. HE THEN HEARD A SOUND AS IF THE AIRPLANE LOST AN ENGINE. HE LOOKED UP AND OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE DESCENDING IN A 75 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ALTITUDE AND CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF INDIAN RIVER BOAT DECK. THE WRECKAGE OF N132WM WAS LOCATED IN 45 FEET OF WATER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS CONFIRMED FOR PITCH, ROLL & YAW. WITNESS' STATED THAT THEY SAW A LARGE FUEL SLICK IN THE LAKE AT IMPACT SITE. A THOROUGH INSPECTION AND TEAR DOWN OF BOTH ENGINES REVEALED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE THROTTLES FOR THE LEFT ENGINE WERE IN THE OFF POSITION BUT THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. MEDICAL EXAMINER STATED IMPACT KILLED PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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