ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270813
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| Date: | 16-DEC-2021 |
| Time: | 10:07 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo |
| Owner/operator: | BSA Ventures LLC |
| Registration: | N162AM |
| MSN: | 2724 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS), TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Knoxville-McGhee Tyson Airport, TN (TYS/KTYS) |
| Knoxville-McGhee Tyson Airport, TN (TYS/KTYS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On December 16, 2021, about 1007 eastern standard time, a Cirrus SR22, N162AM, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.
A review of preliminary radar data and voice transcriptions revealed the pilot of N162AM was conducting practice approaches at the time of the accident event. Air traffic control (ATC) advised N162AM to extend their downwind and issued a traffic advisory for an Airbus A320 on a 3-mile final. The pilot of N162AM advised ATC that he had the traffic in sight. ATC instructed the pilot to follow the Airbus A320 and was cleared for landing. Preliminary radar data showed N162AM turning base approximately 1.8 miles behind the Airbus A320. About 1.5 miles on final approach, at 1,000 ft, the radar target of N162AM was lost.
According to first responders, they observed the pilot about 30 feet from the airplane on arrival to the accident scene. They reported that the pilot had third-degree burns on his body and was alert, conscious, and responsive to verbal commands. The pilot stated he was returning from a 45-minute flight, and that he encountered wake turbulence on short final. The pilot said that the airplane lost lift, rolled inverted and he activated the ballistic parachute. He said that the airplane “hit the ground and burst into a fireball.” He said that his passenger climbed over him and assisted him out of the airplane, and bystanders utilized fire extinguishers to extinguish the flames.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Sources:
https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/12/16/two-injured-plane-crash-alcoa/
https://www.newstalk987.com/2021/12/16/a-small-plane-crashes-in-alcoa/
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104416/pdf
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=162AM
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N162AM/history/20211216/1508Z/KTYS/L%2035.83680%20-83.95688
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a0f928&lat=35.829&lon=-83.965&zoom=13.0&showTrace=2021-12-16
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/december/17/mygoflights-charlie-schneider-dies-after-cirrus-crash
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/february/pilot/first-look-mygoflight-skydisplay
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n162am#2a355fab
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/43039_1619967171.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2021 19:19 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 16-Dec-2021 22:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2021 23:55 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Dec-2021 15:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2021 18:29 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 17-Dec-2021 20:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2021 21:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2021 03:16 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2021 11:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2021 12:02 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2021 03:03 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2022 17:02 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 18-Jan-2022 00:23 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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