- Date
- November 26, 1982, 00:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pine Moutain, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8451RPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821126069749A
- Case key
- 72231
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Undershoot
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Proper glidepath - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
Due to local wx conditions, the acft was receiving radar vectors to columbus, GA. Enroute to columbus, the plt elected to land at the callay gardens-harris county arpt. During final approach, he encountered a downdraft & struck several trees. He then added full power & was able to make a normal landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8451R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-821603
- Airframe hours
- 572
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Scruggs
- Departed
- 6A2 · Griffin, GA
- Destination
- 4A7 · Hampton, GA
- Airport
- PIM · Callaway Gardens, runway 9, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 323 total · 71 in this make and model · 272 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.