# Accident 20221018017489A: Piper PA-32-300, Brentwood, TN, October 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2022, 08:01 local time
- Place: Brentwood, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0177° N, 86.7651° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0177&lon=-86.7651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (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-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221018017489A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), OPERATING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^A PA-32-300 (SERIAL NUMBER 32-40726) WITH NO OTHER SOULS ONBOARD, WAS ENROUTE FROM SPRINGFIELD TENNESSEE (M91) TO FAYETTEVILLE TENNESSEE (FYM) AND EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH THE PILOT FATALITY.  THE PIC COORDINATED WITH NASHVILLE APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT AND LAND AT NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BNA). LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS COULD BE HEARD DURING THE PILOT’S RADIO TRANSMISSIONS AND THEN CEASED WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY.  THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^IN BRENTWOOD TENNESSEE.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF OLD SMYRNA ROAD AND CRASHED INTO TREE TOPS AND WAS THEN SUSPENDED IN THE TREES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT’S MAJOR PARTS WERE IN THE TOP BRANCHES OF THE TREES APPROXIMATELY 35-40 FEET ABOVE THE ROAD SURFACE.

AN EYE WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD ONLY A WHISTLING SOUND BEFORE THE CRASH AND NO ENGINE NOISE AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD A NOSE-UP ATTITUDE AS IT APPROACHED THE POWER LINES AND TREES.  HE ALSO STATED THAT PILOT FELL TO ROAD WAY PAVEMENT AFTER THE CRASH.  THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE FELL FROM THE TREES SOON AFTER AND BURNED WITH FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE WING THAT WAS SUSPENDED IN THE TREES ABOVE.

A POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD SEIZED.  WHILE ON THE SCENE, THE LYCOMING REPRESENTATIVE, DISCOVERED THE OIL SUMP FILTER TO BE FULL OF DEBRIS. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS SENT TO THE NTSB LABORATORY FOR FURTHER TESTING.

## 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 ERA23FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA025), Oct 18, 2022: Piper PA-32-300 (N600JG), Brentwood, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the catastrophic failure of the crankshaft resulting from the improper installation of the crankshaft for this application.

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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