# Accident 20021203032829A: Piper PA28161, Eastman, GA, December 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2002, 14:07 local time
- Place: Eastman, GA
- Airport: Eastman-Dodge County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3697° N, 81.9639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3697&lon=-81.9639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289HG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N289HG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021203032829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAXIING TO THE PARKING AREA, THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED INSIDE THE COCKPIT AND STRUCK A HANGAR WITH LEFT WING.

## 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 ATL03LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA022), Dec 3, 2002: Piper PA-28-161 (N289HG), Eastman, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain a visual lookout resulting in the subsequent on ground collision with a hangar.

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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