# NTSB ATL84LA003: Piper PA-32-301, N8349Z, Sewanee, TN, October 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 1, 1983, 18:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place: Sewanee, TN
- Coordinates: 35.200706, -85.919273 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2007&lon=-85.9193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6356/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA003

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,tire - burst (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING LANDING ROLL. THE PLT HAS RECOUNTED SEVERAL VARIATIONS OF THE ACCIDENT FROM LOCKED BRAKES (PARKING) TO A FLAT LEFT TIRE WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THERE WAS A LEFT TIRE SKID MARK FROM TOUCHDOWN ACCORDING TO THE PLT. THE RIGHT TIRE LEFT A SKID MARK ALSO ABOUT 100 FT LATER. ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE ADJUSTERS ACCOUNT THE PLT SAID HE DID NOT USE THE BRAKES DURING LANDING. ANOTHER WITNESS SAYS BOTH TIRES LEFT SKID MARKS STARTING 800 FT FROM THE RWY THRESHOLD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8349Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8349Z-2013-09-12), registration cancelled 2013-09-12, S/N 32-8306008, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (registry code 7103207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-8306008
- Airframe hours: 211
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Arthur L. Speck, Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 26, 1983, 211 hours before
- Departed: DVK, DANVILLE, KY
- Destination: UOS, SEWANEE, TN
- Airport: U0S, Franklin County, runway 24, 3,300 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,082 total, 36 in this make and model, 2,706 as pilot in command, 134 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19831001073819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001073819A), Oct 1, 1983: Piper PA32301, Sewanee, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft skidded off runway and collided with a ditch. Pilot claimed brakes locked but no evidence of malfunction.

## Other investigations on N8349Z (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 MIA96FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA048), Dec 19, 1995: Piper PA-32-301 (N8349Z), Memphis, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into known forecast icing conditions which resulted in the aircraft developing an ice buildup, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. The icing…

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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