# Accident 20121203028739A: Beech F90, Knoxville, TN, December 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2012, 15:50 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 9GEA
- Location: 35.8011° N, 83.9844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8011&lon=-83.9844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F90
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,693 total, 409 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121203028739A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION: AT THE COMPLETION OF A COMPANY INITIAL FLIGHT TRAINING FOR A NEW HIRE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED CLOSE TO AN ADJACENT SHADE HANGER. A HARD POINT TURN WAS ATTEMPTED TO BETTER ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT FOR SUBSEQUENT PLANNED TOWING OPERATIONS. WHILE TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE T-TAIL ELEVATOR WAS DRIVEN INTO THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF THE SHADE HANGER CAUSING ELEVATOR DAMAGE. THE RESULTANT ROTATIONAL FORCE APPLIED TO THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE VERTICAL PORTION OF THE STABILIZER TO BEND TO THE LEFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA081), Dec 3, 2012: Beech F90 (N44PA), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ decision to maneuver the airplane in close proximity to a hangar.

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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