# NTSB ATL03LA101: Beech 58P, N60BR, Gatlinburg, TN, June 2, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 2, 2003, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Gatlinburg, TN - Coordinates: 35.854442, -83.517776 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8544&lon=-83.5178&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Nashville FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57153 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL03LA101 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57153/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA101 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway during final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot's altitude was low during the approach to land and he stated that he did not realize that there was a hill at the approach end of runway 28. The nose gear of the airplane collided with the hill 120 feet short of the runway. The airplane slid down the hill and came to rest on the runway, approximately 30 feet beyond the approach end. Review of the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport runway 28 information states "displaced threshold 339 feet" and "steep rise in ground 50 feet, from threshold east end of pavement". No mechanical or flight control malfunctions were reported by the pilot prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On June 2, 2003, at 1645 central daylight time, a Beech 58P, N60BR, registered to Hallmark Aircraft Incorporated and operated by a private pilot, collided with the ground 120 feet short of runway 28 at Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The business flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and an instrument flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida, on June 2, 2003 at 1441 eastern daylight time. The pilot stated that his altitude was low during the approach to land and he did not realize that there was a hill at the approach end of runway 28. The nose gear of the airplane collided with the hill 120 feet short of the runway. The airplane slid down the hill and came to rest on the runway, approximately 30 feet beyond the approach end. No mechanical or flight control malfunctions were reported by the pilot. Examination of the airplane showed the skin of the right wing, the fuselage underneath the pilot's seat, and the firewall were buckled. The nose of the airplane had crush damage, and the nose gear was pushed up into the wheel well. Both engines and propellers were damaged, with the left propeller blades bent aft, and the right propeller blades broken from the engine. Review of the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport runway 28 information states "displaced threshold 339 feet" and "steep rise in ground 50 feet, from threshold east end of pavement". ## Aircraft - Registration: [N60BR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60BR-2011-01-03), registration cancelled 2011-01-03, S/N TJ-395, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 58P - Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TJ395 - Airframe hours: 2648.7 - Engines: Continental TJ10-520WB 325 horsepower reciprocating; Continental TJ10-520WB 325 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Hallmark Aircraft Incorporated - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 24, 2003, 24.5 hours before - Departed: ORL, ORLANDO, FL - Destination: Gatlinburg, TN - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: GKT, Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge, runway 28, 5,506 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 29, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 2,288 total, 730 in this make and model, 2,288 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: TYS, 22 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030602025939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030602025939A), Jun 2, 2003: Beech 58P, Sevierville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 2, 2003, at 1645 CDT, Beech 58P, N60BR, was making an approach to runway 28, at gkt airport. Weather was VFR and clear. Pilot had never landed at… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.