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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Cobbtown, GA · August 3, 1997

Date: August 3, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place: Cobbtown, GA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1861T
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N1861TRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225012 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Mr. Michael burkette on August 3, 1997, acted as pilot-in-command when he piloted Piper PA28-140 N1861T from the metter airport to Cobbtown, GA, where he flew too low over a residence and severed the power lines. Mr. Burkette operated the aircraft in a careless and reckless manner and without a current airman certificate for the type of operation being conducted. Mr. Burkett operated an aircraft in a careless and reckless manner when flying low over residence multiple times then severing a power line. He did so knowing he did not possess the proper certificates even to act as pilot in command. Mr. Burkett does not possess a current medical certificate. His medical certificate was surrendered for medical reasons. privacy data omitted Mr. Burkett violated regulations 61.3A, 61.3C, 71.87A, 91.13A, 91.119C.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. MICHAEL BURKETTE ON AUGUST 3, 1997, ACTED AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND WHEN HE PILOTED PIPER PA28-140 N1861T FROM THE METTER AIRPORT TO COBBTOWN, GA, WHERE HE FLEW TOO LOW OVER A RESIDENCE AND SEVERED THE POWER LINES. MR. BURKETTE OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT IN A CARELESS AND RECKLESS MANNER AND WITHOUT A CURRENT AIRMAN CERTIFICATE FOR THE TYPE OF OPERATION BEING CONDUCTED. MR. BURKETT OPERATED AN AIRCRAFT IN A CARELESS AND RECKLESS MANNER WHEN FLYING LOW OVER RESIDENCE MULTIPLE TIMES THEN SEVERING A POWER LINE. HE DID SO KNOWING HE DID NOT POSSESS THE PROPER CERTIFICATES EVEN TO ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND. MR. BURKETT DOES NOT POSSESS A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS SURRENDERED FOR MEDICAL REASONS. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ MR. BURKETT VIOLATED REGULATIONS 61.3A, 61.3C, 71.87A, 91.13A, 91.119C.