MINR · PIPER PA-32R-300 · 2012-10-28 · Sevierville, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13LA042
Event ID
20121028X71406
Type
Accident
Date
2012-10-28
Location
Sevierville, TN, USA
Coordinates
35.809165, -83.652221
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-32R-300
Registration
N4478F
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The air traffic controller’s failure to comply with the required vectoring and safety alert procedures, which resulted in the airplane’s flight into rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration’s continued practice of using air traffic controllers who were performing required radar operational duties to supervise other controllers and the air traffic control facility’s culture of non-compliance with required procedures.