# Accident 20171030020459A: Piper PA-32R-300, Dawsonville, GA, October 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Dawsonville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4344° N, 84.1767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4344&lon=-84.1767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4213F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4213F-2019-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171030020459A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING THRU 8000 FEET AND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING IN A NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION.

THE PILOT REPORTS AT 8000 FEET ENGINE INDICATED WHAT SOUNDED AS AN OVER SPEED CONDITION.

THE PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AND THEN AN OIL PRESSURE INDICATION OF 0.

PILOT IMMEDIATELY DECLARED EMERGENCY AND THE CONTROLLER GAVE A 16-MILE DESTINATION TO LAND.

THE PILOT HAD ONLY 8-MILE GLIDE AND SAW THE ATLANTA MOTORSPORTS PARK BELOW. THE PILOT LINED UP FOR LANDING AND A MAINTENANCE TRUCK WAS ON THE TRACK. PILOT VEERED RIGHT TO AVOID VEHICLE.

WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN, AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND AND IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED UP A SANDY BANK THAT WAS AT ABOUT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE AND 20 FEET HIGH. IT PROCEEDED THROUGH A WALL OF TIRES (IN PLACE FOR RACE TRACK SAFETY) AND ENDED UP FLAT ON BELLY WITH GEAR COLLAPSED.

INITIAL OBSERVATIONS REVELED:

* AIRCRAFT LEFT WING SKIN WAS WRINKLED AND PUNCTURED.

* AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING SKIN WAS WRINKLED AND PUNCTURED.

* THE FORWARD FUSELAGE/CABIN SKIN WAS WRINKLED

* FUSELAGE BELLY WAS OIL SOAKED AFT TO TAIL.

* NOSE AREA AFT OF ENGINE INDICATED IMPACT WITH HILLSIDE.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED:

* ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING.

* LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN.

* FLAP SETTINGS WERE IN LANDING CONFIGURATION.

* INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS FROM ENGINE (1 PUSH ROD AND PART OF ENGINE CASE) WERE LOCATED 15 FEET FORWARD OF

AIRCRAFT.

*REACHING THRU OIL SERVICE DOOR LOCATED 2ND PUSH ROD AND PUSH ROD GUIDE TUBES.

*PARTIAL COWLING REMOVAL REVELED LARGE HOLE IN ENGINE CASE AFT OF #6 CYLINDER

## 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 ANC18LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA006), Oct 30, 2017: Piper PA 32R-300 (N4213F), Dawsonville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot, who was not a certified mechanic, to tighten the B-nut on a remotely mounted oil filter line, which resulted in oil exhaustion, a total loss of oil pressure, and a…

## Other reports on N4213F (1)

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

- [Incident 20030910023889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030910023889I), Sep 10, 2003: Piper PA32R300 (N4213F), Madison, MS, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he moved the gear handle to the down position prior to landing, and did not get any indication that the gear was not down. The aircraft…

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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