# Incident 20120325003439I: Bell 407, Rockwood, TN, March 25, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rockwood, TN
- Airport: Rockwood Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 35.9223° N, 84.6898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCKWOOD MUNI (RKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9223&lon=-84.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407UT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407UT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,797 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120325003439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT HEARD LOUD BANGING SOUND UNDER AIRCRAFT. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT ROCKWOOD, TN., CUT WIRES AND PLACED LIGHT IN COCKPIT, AND CONTINUED FLIGHT.  MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED.  THIS INCIDENT WAS RELAYED THROUGH PRINCIPAL OF CERTIFICATE IN AZ.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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