# Accident 20200427004229A: Piper PA-32RT-300, Meridianville, AL, April 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2020, 12:55 local time
- Place: Meridianville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8458° N, 86.5578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8458&lon=-86.5578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772SG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772SG-2020-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-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-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 144 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200427004229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N772SG WAS ON  APPROACH TO MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT (MDQ)WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH.  THE PILOT INTRODUCED A  SLIP MANEUVER TO LOWER HIS ALTITUDE.  ONCE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED DESIRED ALTITUDE, THE PILOT INCREASED THE THROTTLE, HOWEVER THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED A DESCENT, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH  POWER IN ORDER TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA20LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA164), Apr 27, 2020: Piper PA32RT (N772SG), Meridianville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's slip maneuver with a less than full fuel tank selected, which resulted in unporting of the fuel supply, and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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