# Accident 20220917016199A: Rockwell International 700, Sevierville, TN, September 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2022, 10:22 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Airport: Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8578° N, 83.5287° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8578&lon=-83.5287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N700AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 700 (registry code 7630520, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 700
- Reported engine: AVCO LYCOMING 540
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 14 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220917016199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA424), Sep 17, 2022: Rockwell International 700 (N700AK), Sevierville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power to the twin-engine airplane during final approach due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the…

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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