# Accident 19990311002159A: Piper PA32300, Mt Vernon, GA, March 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1999, 11:15 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 32.1792° N, 82.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1792&lon=-82.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3218W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3218W-2003-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990311002159A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WAS CLEARED TO THE NEAREST ARPT, BUT THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)NORMAL CRUISE AT 9000' VMC, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LATER QUIT RUNNING.  RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  PILOT STRUCK 2 PINE TREES WITH LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR, REMAINED AIRBORNE AND TRAVELED 127' PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 65' ON THE GROUND AND SPUN 150 DEGREES TO THE LEFT.  INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT A NEWLY INSTALLED REBUILT FUEL SERVO FAILED IN FLIGHT.  IT IS BELIEVED THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVELY RICH MIXTURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH AND ULTIMATELY FAIL.

## 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 MIA99LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA103), Mar 11, 1999: Piper PA-32-300 (N3218W), Mt. Vernon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare that resulted in a hard landing in an open field. A factor was the high output flow of the fuel injector servo that resulted in a loss of engine power and the forced…

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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