Piper PA-28-151 accident near Macon, GA
On March 4, 2002, a Piper PA-28-151 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Macon, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 4, 2002
- Place
- Macon, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.826°N, 83.566°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020308X00322
Official records · ATL02FA059
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 4, 2002, at 1108 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-151, N41340, registered to MCN Incorporated, and operated by South East Flight School collided with a stand of pine trees during a training flight while maneuvering at Herbert Smart Airport, Macon, Georgia. The training flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot were fatally injured. The flight originated at Herbert Smart Airport, Macon, Georgia, at 1100. According to the witness, the certified flight instructor and his student were on an instrument training flight in the local area. They departed runway 28, climbed to approximately 400 feet, and reported that they were returning to the airport for a landing on runway 10. A witness departed from runway 33, and flew over the airport at 2000 feet. They looked to the right of their airplane and saw the wreckage in the sand pit. They returned to the airport, and landed on runway 10. The reason for the accident airplanes return to the airport was not determined. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The certified flight instructor received a flight instruction rating on December 7, 2000 for airplane single engine land. The instructor also held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single and multiengine land instrument ratings. The CFI had accumulated 55 hours as a flight instructor. The CFI had a total flight time of 541 hours. The CFI had a tot
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while maneuvering after takeoff.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
