# Accident 20030619013169A: Piper PA32R301T, Scottsboro, AL, June 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2003, 13:14 local time
- Place: Scottsboro, AL
- Airport: Scottsboro Municipal-Word Field Arp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6903° N, 86.0228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6903&lon=-86.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270LM-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,876 total, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030619013169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SURVIVING PASSENGER STATES THAT FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA, WITH A PLANNED REFUELING STOP IN NASHVILLE, TENN. PILOT WAS DEVIATING TO FIND ROUTE AROUND WEATHER SYSTEM IN GEORGIA AND NORTH ALABAMA. SURVIVOR STATES THE PILOT WAS FLYING IN THE AIRCRAFT IN AUTOPILOT WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE ON THE RADIO. HE STATED HE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS AND NEEDED TO KNOW WHERE THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS. THE RESPONSE FROM THE TOWER WAS THEY COULD NOT SEE THE AIRCRAFT ON RADAR. SOMEONE TOLD THE PILOT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS 3 TO 5 MILES. THE PILOT RESPONDED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT 3 MILES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO TRY AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. SURVIVOR STATED THEY CIRCLED AROUND MAYBE 2 TIMES THEN FLEW STRAIGHT INTO A WOODED AREA.

## 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 ATL03FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA114), Jun 19, 2003: Piper PA-32R-301T (N270LM), Scottsboro, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and subsequent impact with trees.

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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