ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287248
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| Date: | Monday 3 December 2012 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Grande Aviation |
| Registration: | N44PA |
| MSN: | LA-149 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8714 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Knoxville, Tennessee -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dayton, TN (2A0) |
| Knoxville-McGhee Tyson Airport, TN (TYS/KTYS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilots' decision to maneuver the airplane in close proximity to a hangar.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA13CA081
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 08:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 18-Nov-2022 07:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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