Piper PA-28-161 N289HG

Summary

On 3 December 2002 at about 19:07 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N289HG was involved in an accident near Eastman, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 December 2002 at 19:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Eastman, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Heart of Georgia (EZM)

Coordinates

32.3697, -81.9639

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N289HG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Augusta → Eastman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL03LA022

Nobody was injured.

The pilots failure to maintain a visual lookout resulting in the subsequent on ground collision with a hangar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was taxiing on the ramp for parking. He failed to maintain a visual lookout while applying left rudder to stop a turn and inadvertently stepped on his headset cord. His head jerked downward and he became distracted while attempting to untangle his head from the headset cord. The airplane continued forward and collided with a hangar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.