- Date
- August 7, 1992, 00:30 local (04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Waynesboro, GA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3058RPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920807029739A
- Case key
- 8516
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged his distance and altitude during final approach as a result of his alcoholic impairment of efficiency and judgement. A factor which contributed to the accident was the dark night.
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.
Analysis
The time of departure was not determined. However, the passengers were known to be at their place of employment until 2200. The wreckage was found the next morning in the edge of a corn field near the airport. The wreckage was distributed on a heading of 083 deg and was aprx 1 mi from the approach end of runway 8. The terrain elevation at the accident site is aprx 200 ft above the elevation of the approach end of the runway. The landing gear was extended, and the landing light switch was turned to the on position. The throttle was in the full forward position. The toxicological report on the pilot showed a blood ethanol level of 98 mg/dl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3058R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-35619
- Airframe hours
- 3,747
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Martin, Allen L.
- Registered owner
- Martin, Allen L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1991 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- 2J7
- Airport
- 2J7 · Burke County, runway 8, 3,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 444 total · 344 in this make and model · 390 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AGS, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.