# Accident 20020304005279A: Piper PA28151, Macon, GA, March 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2002, 11:08 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8256° N, 83.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8256&lon=-83.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41340, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41340-2002-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020304005279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE CFI AND HIS STUDENT WERE ON AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. THEY DEPARTED RUNWAY 28, AND REPORTED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO INITIATE A 360 DEGREE TURN AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10. THIS WAS THE LAST COMMUNICATION THAT WAS HEARD BY THE WITNESS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED PINE TREES APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 28.

## 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 ATL02FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA059), Mar 4, 2002: Piper PA-28-151 (N41340), Macon, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while maneuvering after takeoff.

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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