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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Eastman, GA · March 19, 2005

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Date
March 19, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place
Eastman, GA
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32033
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL05CA064
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,272 total245 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N32033Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2006 · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7515051 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Flight instructor was flying the aircraft while demonstrating a maneuver (emergency approach and landing) to another pilot. The flight instructor allowed the aircraft to descend to an extremely low altitude during the maneuver; less than 100 feet above ground level (AGL); and during the go-around and climbout phase, the aircraft struck wires at the FAR end of the field. The flight instructor was aware of the high-tension load-carrying wires and had a visual contact with them; but he did not see the small ground wires running from the top of each tower (approximately 110 feet AGL). The aircraft was in a right turn when it struck the wires at approximately 80 feet AGL. The propeller cut one of the wires; however, the second wire struck the top of the engine cowling, pushed the top left corner of the firewall four inches aft, tore through the pilot side of the cabin roof structure, tore off the left wing leading edge aft to the spar, and tore off the entire left wingtip outboard of the rib. The pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and complete a safe approach and landing at the heart of Georgia regional airport located in Eastman, Georgia approximately 6 nautical miles from the accident site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE DEMONSTRATING A MANEUVER (EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING) TO ANOTHER PILOT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND TO AN EXTREMELY LOW ALTITUDE DURING THE MANEUVER; LESS THAN 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL); AND DURING THE GO-AROUND AND CLIMBOUT PHASE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AT THE FAR END OF THE FIELD. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS AWARE OF THE HIGH-TENSION LOAD-CARRYING WIRES AND HAD A VISUAL CONTACT WITH THEM; BUT HE DID NOT SEE THE SMALL GROUND WIRES RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF EACH TOWER (APPROXIMATELY 110 FEET AGL). THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT TURN WHEN IT STRUCK THE WIRES AT APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET AGL. THE PROPELLER CUT ONE OF THE WIRES; HOWEVER, THE SECOND WIRE STRUCK THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COWLING, PUSHED THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE FIREWALL FOUR INCHES AFT, TORE THROUGH THE PILOT SIDE OF THE CABIN ROOF STRUCTURE, TORE OFF THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AFT TO THE SPAR, AND TORE OFF THE ENTIRE LEFT WINGTIP OUTBOARD OF THE RIB. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETE A SAFE APPROACH AND LANDING AT THE HEART OF GEORGIA REGIONAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN EASTMAN, GEORGIA APPROXIMATELY 6 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL05CA064Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEastman, GAThe certified flight instructors failure to maintain a visual look out while demonstrating a simulated emergency landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a known transmission wire.Mar 19, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N32033 · 1

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

Incident 19851119066189INormal Cruise · Fraser, MIVectored to airport after weather deteriorated en route. Weather had not been checked before departure.Nov 19, 1985