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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Eastman, GA · August 10, 2010

Date
August 10, 2010 · 01:55 local
Place
Eastman, GA
Airport
Heart Of Georgia Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N730FT
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10LA410
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming LO-360-E1A6DA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
968 total35 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N730FT, enroute from ksgj to kezm, during flight instruction, lost power to both engines on final approach to runway 2. N730FT crashed at approximately 0155 local time at 32 11.879' n, 083 08.074' w, elv 268' (N32 11 52, W83 08 04). N730FT initially struck a tree with the left wing outboard of the left nacelle removing the left wing, yawed left, struck a tree with the fuselage at the n-numbers removing the tail, struck a large cedar tree with the right wing, folding the right wing over the top of the right nacelle. The cedar, aircraft, and a few other trees fell together with the aircraft inverted.

As the FAA filed it

N730FT, ENROUTE FROM KSGJ TO KEZM, DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, LOST POWER TO BOTH ENGINES ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 2. N730FT CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY 0155 LOCAL TIME AT 32 11.879' N, 083 08.074' W, ELV 268' (N32 11 52, W83 08 04). N730FT INITIALLY STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT NACELLE REMOVING THE LEFT WING, YAWED LEFT, STRUCK A TREE WITH THE FUSELAGE AT THE N-NUMBERS REMOVING THE TAIL, STRUCK A LARGE CEDAR TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING, FOLDING THE RIGHT WING OVER THE TOP OF THE RIGHT NACELLE. THE CEDAR, AIRCRAFT, AND A FEW OTHER TREES FELL TOGETHER WITH THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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