# Accident 20151124022949A: Piper PA-28-180, Lawerenceville, GA, November 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lawerenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County - Briscoe Fiel
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9781° N, 83.9625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9781&lon=-83.9625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3971R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3971R-2016-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,137 total, 86 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151124022949A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 24, 2015 AT GWINNETT COUNTY AIRPORT-BRISCOE FIELD (KLZU) IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORIGA, A STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT ON A PIPER AIRCRAFT MODEL PA28-180, N3971R FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD 34 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD WITH 7 QUARTS OF OIL PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

STUDENT PILOT ALONG WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR, CONTACTED TOWER FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AT 1302 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PATTERN, CLIMBED TO 5,500 FEET AND RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO BALDWIN COUNTY AIRPORT (KMLJ) MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA. AFTER LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT MADE TWO MORE TAKE OFFS WITH FULL STOPS. ON THE THIRD TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PATTERN CLIMBED TO 6,5OO FEET AND RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING BACK TO GWINNETT COUNTY AIRPORT-BRISCOE FIELD (KLZU) LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA.

AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE PATTERN AT GWINNETT COUNTY AIRPORT-BRISCOE FIELD (KLZU) IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORIGA, AT 1503 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER TAKE-OFF. AT 1514 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND REMAINED IN THE PATTERN. AT 1516 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ERA16LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA051), Nov 24, 2015: Piper PA28 (N3971R), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation and a subsequent forced landing.

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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