ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 306190
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 January 2023 |
| Time: | 16:42 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Spalding Mill Aircraft LLC |
| Registration: | N7470R |
| MSN: | 28-22135 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4640 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Buford, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, GA (LZU/KLZU) |
| Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, GA (LZU/KLZU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On January 24, 2023, about 1642 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane, N7470R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Buford, Georgia. The flight instructor and a student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
The flight instructor reported that she and the student pilot practiced several maneuvers in the local area and were returning to their home airport. She asked the student to switch fuel tanks, since it was time to do so. Shortly thereafter, the engine unexpectedly lost all power. She confirmed that the throttle was full forward and the mixture was full rich. Unable to reach an airport, the flight instructor performed a forced landing to a local interstate highway. During the landing, the airplane’s nose landing gear collapsed and the right wing was damaged.
An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration responded to the accident site and examined the wreckage. He reported that the right wing was substantially damaged.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Sources:
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/small-plane-emergency-landing-interstate-gwinnett-county
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/plane-makes-emergency-landing-i-985-gwinnett-county/NTD6SA7YUBEGDEGKDAXPK7K64Y/
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/01/24/report-plane-i-985-woodward-mill-road/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7470R
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa0ef3&lat=34.069&lon=-84.026&zoom=13.0&showTrace=2023-01-24&leg=2
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N7470R
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000745302.html (photo)
Location
Media:
The plane that made an emergency landing along I-985 in Gwinnett County has been towed to a nearby parking lot. The FAA says 2 people were onboard & firefighters tell us no one was injured. @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/BqqnKX6Tur
— Brittany Edney (@BrittanyEdney) January 24, 2023
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