# Accident 20020921030609A: Piper PA32RT300, Brunswick, GA, September 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2002, 10:14 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Malcolm Mc Kinnon Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1551° N, 81.3871° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1551&lon=-81.3871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N607JW-2003-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921030609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A POWER-OFF APPROACH (ACCURACY LANDING) THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND STRUCK AN OAK TREE ON ADJACENT PROPERTY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ON AIRPORT PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET BEFORE THE END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BROKE APART AND CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT.

## 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 ATL02LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA173), Sep 21, 2002: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N607JW), St. Simons Island, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a simulated emergency landing, and his delayed remedial action that resulted in a stall, and an uncontrolled collision with trees. A factor was the…

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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