# NTSB ATL82FKG04: Piper PA-28, N702FL, Swainsboro, GA, October 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1981
- Place: Swainsboro, GA · SWAINSBORO, GA
- Location: 32.5856° N, 82.3348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swainsboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5856&lon=-82.3348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2062  81/10/29   SWAINSBORO,GA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 110
        TIME - 1800                    N702FL              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMANUEL CO.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWAINSBORO,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DEPD RWY & STRUCK TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N702FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702FL-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 28-7225240 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Emanuel Co.

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811029071039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811029071039A), Oct 29, 1981: Piper PA28140, Swainsboro, GA, Substantial damage. Landed nose wheel first. Lost control of wheel barrowling aircraft. Ran off runway into a tree.

## Other investigations on N702FL (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 MIA79DLD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD17), Nov 16, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N702FL), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage

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.

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