ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295676
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| Date: | Thursday 19 June 2003 |
| Time: | 12:13 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301T |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Jackson Mills |
| Registration: | N270LM |
| MSN: | 32-57006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1468 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Scottsboro, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brunswick-Malcolm McKinnon Airport, GA (SSI/KSSI) |
| Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA/KBNA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The passenger said they departed St Simons Island, Georgia at about 10:00 am estimated. Their destination was Nashville, Tennessee to stop for fuel then they were to continue on to Chicago, Illinois. The passenger continued by saying that they had encountered some storm trouble somewhere in Georgia and had taken a detour. The pilot was flying the airplane on autopilot when she noticed the engine lost power. The pilot then took control of the airplane and started speaking with someone on the radio. He stated he had engine problems and needed to know where the closest airport was. The person on the radio stated that they could not see them on radar. Then stated that the closest airport was three to five miles, and the pilot responded that they could not make that three miles. The pilot stated that they were going to try and land the airplane in a field. The passenger said they circled around the field maybe two times then flew straight into a wooded area. Examination of the right wing found it attached to the fuselage and angled up about 35-degrees supported by tree branches. The right wing fuel tanks were breached in the accident and no fuel was evident. The left main and auxiliary fuel tanks were intact with about 13 gallons of fuel remaining. The fuel selector was on the right tank. Nothing was found during the course of the investigation that would have precluded this engine from producing power prior to impact.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and subsequent impact with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03FA114
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 11:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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