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(-23) On September 18, 2003, at 1750 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13375, registered to and operated by Mr. Norman e. lasater collided with the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 36 at the Perry Middle-Georgia airport, Perry, Georgia. The instructional flight was operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. Mr. Lasater was fatally injured and the student pilot, Mr. Joseph e. turk received serious injuries. Examination of the wreckage site revealed, the wreckage path was on a 164-degree magnetic orientation, and wreckage debris was scattered over an area 209 feet long and about 50 feet wide. Further examination of the wreckage path discovered freshly broken tree branches about 100 feet northwest of three ground scars. The first ground scar was eight inches wide and 17 feet long. Paint chips and a sliver of blue broken glass was found in the first ground scar. The second ground scar, 5 feet by 15 feet, was adjacent to the first scar but orientated on a southern magnetic heading. The propeller assembly and the engine cowling were located on opposite ends of the second scar. The third ground scar, 8-inches by 17 feet, was adjacent to the second ground scar and also orientated on a southern heading. Paint chips were also scattered the entire length of the ground scar, and a red sliver of glass was discovered in the third ground scar. The main wreckage with the wing assemblies attached was several feet south of the third ground scar, and was resting on the main landing gear in an upright position. The leading edge of the left wing sustained perpendicular accordion crush damage from the leading edge to the forward wing spar. The left wing tip was damaged and the navigation light was missing. The engine compartment was displaced vertical, about 45-degrees, and aft into the cockpit area. The right wing also sustained perpendicular accordion crush damage, from the leading edge to the forward wing spar. The right wing tip was also missing. Examination of the fuel by the Cessna representative, Mr. Thomas teplik, showed a rust colored contaminate and traces of water. Mr. Lasater's last known flight review was on may 20, 2002. He had logged 2324.4 hours and his last medical was sept 27, 2001.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2003, AT 1750 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N13375, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY MR. NORMAN E. LASATER COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 36 AT THE PERRY MIDDLE-GEORGIA AIRPORT, PERRY, GEORGIA. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MR. LASATER WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE STUDENT PILOT, MR. JOSEPH E. TURK RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE SITE REVEALED, THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS ON A 164-DEGREE MAGNETIC ORIENTATION, AND WRECKAGE DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA 209 FEET LONG AND ABOUT 50 FEET WIDE. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE PATH DISCOVERED FRESHLY BROKEN TREE BRANCHES ABOUT 100 FEET NORTHWEST OF THREE GROUND SCARS. THE FIRST GROUND SCAR WAS EIGHT INCHES WIDE AND 17 FEET LONG. PAINT CHIPS AND A SLIVER OF BLUE BROKEN GLASS WAS FOUND IN THE FIRST GROUND SCAR. THE SECOND GROUND SCAR, 5 FEET BY 15 FEET, WAS ADJACENT TO THE FIRST SCAR BUT ORIENTATED ON A SOUTHERN MAGNETIC HEADING. THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY AND THE ENGINE COWLING WERE LOCATED ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SECOND SCAR. THE THIRD GROUND SCAR, 8-INCHES BY 17 FEET, WAS ADJACENT TO THE SECOND GROUND SCAR AND ALSO ORIENTATED ON A SOUTHERN HEADING. PAINT CHIPS WERE ALSO SCATTERED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE GROUND SCAR, AND A RED SLIVER OF GLASS WAS DISCOVERED IN THE THIRD GROUND SCAR. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WITH THE WING ASSEMBLIES ATTACHED WAS SEVERAL FEET SOUTH OF THE THIRD GROUND SCAR, AND WAS RESTING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED PERPENDICULAR ACCORDION CRUSH DAMAGE FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE FORWARD WING SPAR. THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED AND THE NAVIGATION LIGHT WAS MISSING. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DISPLACED VERTICAL, ABOUT 45-DEGREES, AND AFT INTO THE COCKPIT AREA. THE RIGHT WING ALSO SUSTAINED PERPENDICULAR ACCORDION CRUSH DAMAGE, FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE FORWARD WING SPAR. THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS ALSO MISSING. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL BY THE CESSNA REPRESENTATIVE, MR. THOMAS TEPLIK, SHOWED A RUST COLORED CONTAMINATE AND TRACES OF WATER. MR. LASATER'S LAST KNOWN FLIGHT REVIEW WAS ON MAY 20, 2002. HE HAD LOGGED 2324.4 HOURS AND HIS LAST MEDICAL WAS SEPT 27, 2001.
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