Piper PA-32-300 accident near Brentwood, TN
On October 18, 2022, a Piper PA-32-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brentwood, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 18, 2022
- Place
- Brentwood, TN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.018°N, 86.765°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221018106156
Official records · ERA23FA025
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 18, 2022, at 0741 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, N600JG, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Brentwood, Tennessee. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the operator of a maintenance facility at the pilot’s home airport, the purpose of the flight was to deliver the airplane to Fayetteville Municipal Airport (YFM), Fayetteville, Tennessee, for an avionics repair. Automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the airplane departed Springfield Robertson County Airport (M91), Springfield, Tennessee, about 0717 for YFM. Air traffic control communication information revealed that, at 0733:40, the airplane was in cruise flight about 5,400 ft mean sea level (msl) heading 180° at 139 knots (kts) groundspeed when the pilot declared an emergency due to a partial loss of engine power. The pilot and controller discussed options for the forced landing and agreed that Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee, was the closest option after the controller issued the pilot a heading of 350°. The controller subsequently instructed the pilot to turn to 030°, and at 0735:50, with the airplane about 4,800 ft at 109 kts groundspeed, the pilot reported to the controller that he could maintain altitude. At 0736:45, the airplane was about 4,500 ft, at 108 kts, when the controller advised the pilot that BNA was 11 miles ahead at his 11 o’clock position and instructed him to proceed to runway 2L,
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to the catastrophic failure of the crankshaft resulting from the improper installation of the crankshaft for this application.
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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.
