Piper PA-30-30 N7817Y
7 September 2002 · Winder, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2002 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-30-30 registered N7817Y, operated by Joel H Sargent, was involved in an accident near Winder, Georgia, United States. 3 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winder, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winder-Barrow (WDR)
- Coordinates
- 33.9694, -83.6681
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30-30
- Registration
- N7817Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Joel H Sargent
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winder → Winder
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL02LA167
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in the subsequent collision with an airport sign and the collapse of the main landing gear. the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Airplane bounced and porpoised two or three times on attempt to land. It then departed the runway to the left where it struck a metal runway sign and slid approximately 1000 ft from where it left the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Gilford, New Hampshire, United States | Alan Emerson Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Marble Hill, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Immokalee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Abilene, Kansas, United States | Kenneth E. Stout | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Jonesville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2002 | Hispano Aviacion HA-200-SAETA | Perry, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Harrison PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2002 | Beechcraft BE-76 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Anthony Walker | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Aero Commander S2R | Cochran, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2002 | Cessna 150J | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Johnnie R. Courson | Fatal | 1 |