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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rockwell International 700 · Sevierville, TN · September 17, 2022

Date
September 17, 2022 · 10:22 local
Place
Sevierville, TN
Airport
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N700AK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA424
Reported as
Rockwell International 700
Reported engine
Avco Lycoming 540
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total14 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 09/17/2022 pilot privacy data omittedwere going on a day trip to celebrate his childs birthday. They departed mariana Florida airport to Gatlinburg/Sevierville Tennessee airport. The Rockwell International 700 aircraft was topped off with fuel. (Two fuel receipts were presented) but on short final (gkt 28) the right engine failed. Pilot stated he noticed a fuel pump failure light (?) On the right engine. Pilot added full power to left engine. The aircraft was over the threshold and departed off the right side of runway 28. The aircraft traveled approximately 600 feet and crashed into two separate hangers. The nose of the aircraft hit a wwii jeep parked in between the hangers and the wings, engines, landing gear enter two separate hangers, one was a maintenance facility and the other was a member of the Tennessee war birds museum. Both hangers had their steel main beams twisted and doors dislodge. The pilot and his family walked out of the wreckage. Pilot stated he works as a test pilot for the air force, helicopters. The pilot records indicated approximately 12,000 hours of rotor wing time and approximately 250 hours of fix wing total time. As in type of accident aircraft approximately 20 hours. Pilot stated he did not have insurance due to his low time in fix wing 700 commanders.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/17/2022 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WERE GOING ON A DAY TRIP TO CELEBRATE HIS CHILDS BIRTHDAY. THEY DEPARTED MARIANA FLORIDA AIRPORT TO GATLINBURG/SEVIERVILLE TENNESSEE AIRPORT. THE ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 700 AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL. (TWO FUEL RECEIPTS WERE PRESENTED) BUT ON SHORT FINAL (GKT 28) THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. PILOT STATED HE NOTICED A FUEL PUMP FAILURE LIGHT (?) ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE THRESHOLD AND DEPARTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AND CRASHED INTO TWO SEPARATE HANGERS. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT A WWII JEEP PARKED IN BETWEEN THE HANGERS AND THE WINGS, ENGINES, LANDING GEAR ENTER TWO SEPARATE HANGERS, ONE WAS A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND THE OTHER WAS A MEMBER OF THE TENNESSEE WAR BIRDS MUSEUM. BOTH HANGERS HAD THEIR STEEL MAIN BEAMS TWISTED AND DOORS DISLODGE. THE PILOT AND HIS FAMILY WALKED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE. PILOT STATED HE WORKS AS A TEST PILOT FOR THE AIR FORCE, HELICOPTERS. THE PILOT RECORDS INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 12,000 HOURS OF ROTOR WING TIME AND APPROXIMATELY 250 HOURS OF FIX WING TOTAL TIME. AS IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE DUE TO HIS LOW TIME IN FIX WING 700 COMMANDERS.

NTSB investigation

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