# Accident 20040531030589A: Piper PA28161, St Marys, GA, May 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: St Marys, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8839° N, 81.4008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8839&lon=-81.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8149Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8149Q-2007-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 14 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531030589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 UTC, N8149Q REPORTED MAYDAY WITH AN ENGINE FAILURE OVER CUMBERLAND ISLAND, 10 MILES SOUTH OF BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. THE PILOT DEREK FOX, CERTIFICATE #2819507, DECIDED TO LAND AT THE BEACH, DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. BOTH PERSONS WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ATL04LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA124), May 31, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N8149Q), St. Marys, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to use carburetor heat when weather condition were favorable for the for the formation of carburetor ice. .

## Other reports on N8149Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060516012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060516012219A), May 16, 2006: Piper PA28161 (N8149Q), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot on first solo flight, after conducting two supervised cross country flights, three touch and go's, and one go-around, the instructor…

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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