Piper PA-28RT-201 accident near Lebanon, TN
On July 2, 2002, a Piper PA-28RT-201 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lebanon, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 2, 2002
- Place
- Lebanon, TN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.195°N, 86.316°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020705X01054
Official records · ATL02FA137
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 2, 2002, at 1500 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28RT-201, N8143B, registered to Airhead LLC and operated by Air Tech Flight School, collided with the ground during initial climb after takeoff from Lebanon Municipal Airport, Lebanon, Tennessee. The instructional flight was operated 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 sustained substantial damage, the certificated flight instructor and the private pilot sustained fatal injuries, and the commercial-rated passenger received minor injuries. The flight was originating from Lebanon, Tennessee, at the time of the accident. During the engine run-up the rear seated passenger, a commercial rated pilot, noticed that the checklist was not used; however the magnetos were checked. The left magneto operated normally, but when the right magneto was selected, the engine lost power. A short discussion between the pilots and the CFI ensued, and a decision was made to continue the flight on one magneto since it had been done successfully in the same plane the previous week. The private pilot was cleared for takeoff from runway 19. When the airplane was a couple hundred feet above the trees, the passenger heard the CFI tell the private pilot to "Watch the airspeed, and keep it straight". The passenger looked out of the window and noticed the airplane was slightly nose-up, and felt the "airplane sinking. The CFI took over the flight controls and banked the airplane to the right. Witnesses at the airpo
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor attempted flight with known deficiencies in equipment, inoperative magneto, and subsequent lost engine power and collided with a transmission line while maneuvering for a forced landing.
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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.
