Piper PA-32-301 N8349Z

Summary

On 1 October 1983 at about 23:10 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N8349Z was involved in an accident near Sewanee, Tennessee, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 October 1983 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Sewanee, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Franklin County (U0S)

Coordinates

35.2007, -85.9193

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-301

Registration

N8349Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danville → Sewanee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA003

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.