Beechcraft 58P N60BR

Summary

On 2 June 2003 at about 21:45 local time, a Beechcraft 58P registered N60BR was involved in an accident near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States. 3 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

2 June 2003 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge (GKT)

Coordinates

35.8544, -83.5178

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58P

Registration

N60BR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orlando → Gatlinburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL03LA101

Nobody was injured.

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.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.