# Accident 19811029071039A: Piper PA28140, Swainsboro, GA, October 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Swainsboro, GA
- Airport: Emanuel Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6091° N, 82.3699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Emanuel County Airport (SBO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6091&lon=-82.3699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702FL-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 16 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811029071039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST. LOST CONTROL OF WHEEL BARROWLING AIRCRAFT. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A TREE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82FKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG04), Oct 29, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N702FL), Swainsboro, GA, destroyed

## Other reports on N702FL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781116035109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781116035109A), Nov 16, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N702FL), Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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