Piper PA-32R-301 accident near Washington, GA
On August 10, 2010, a Piper PA-32R-301 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Washington, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 10, 2010
- Place
- Washington, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-301 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.764°N, 82.782°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100810X73301
Official records · ERA10FA409
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 10, 2010, about 0215 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301, N220ST, operated by Coastal Aviation, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees while making a forced landing following a loss of engine power during cruise flight near Washington, Georgia. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed for the flight that departed Madison County Executive Airport (MDQ), Huntsville, Alabama, destined for Mt. Pleasant Regional Airport (LRO), Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the positioning flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. On the morning of August 9, 2010 after receiving a call from a freight forwarding company, the operator's general manager (who was also the accident pilot) flew the accident airplane to Charleston International Airport (CHS), Charleston, South Carolina to conduct a 14 CFR Part 135 air taxi flight. After loading approximately 400 pounds of freight, at approximately 1207 the pilot departed for MDQ. After arriving at 1414, and off-loading the freight, the pilot attempted to depart; but, the airplane would not start. After a mechanic replaced the starter, the pilot departed MDQ for LRO the following morning at 0048. According to air traffic control (ATC) information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), during cruise flight at 7,000 feet above mean sea level, the pilot reported a loss of engine power. He was then radar vectored by ATC towards the closest airport whi
Probable cause
The manufacturer's inadequate quality control and improper manufacture of the fuel servo diaphragm assembly, which resulted in fatigue cracking of the hub stud and subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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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.
