Beechcraft F90 N44PA

Summary

On 3 December 2012 at about 20:50 local time, a Beechcraft F90 registered N44PA, operated by Grande Aviation, was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 December 2012 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)

Coordinates

35.8011, -83.9844

Aircraft

Beechcraft F90

Registration

N44PA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Grande Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dayton → Knoxville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA081

Nobody was injured.

The pilots’ decision to maneuver the airplane in close proximity to a hangar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of an evaluation flight, the left seat pilot taxied the airplane to the hangar area under the direction of the right seat pilot. After reaching the hangar area, the left seat pilot initiated a 180-degree turn in order to better position the airplane for postflight ground handling. During the turn, the right side of the horizontal stabilizer struck one of the hangar’s support beams, resulting in substantial damage to the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, as well as the empennage. Following the accident, the operator instituted a new policy, which stated that an external spotter should be used when maneuvering in the vicinity of obstacles.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.