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General Aviation Accident In Georgia

On January 1, 2006, at 2007 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N2169T, registered to Haskell Aircraft Enterprises LLC and operated by a private-rated pilot; as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight; collided with trees during an approach to Falcon Field (FFC), Peachtree City, Georgia. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight from Jacksonville, Florida to the Macon, Georgia. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces, and the private-rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Craig Municipal Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, on December 1, 2006, at 1536.

According to FAA Atlanta Approach Control personnel, the pilot was cleared for the runway10 localizer approach at the Macon Downtown Airport (MAC). Shortly after receiving the clearance the pilot reported that he had over flown the airport, and requested another instrument approach. The controller provided the pilot with radar vectors for a second approach to the runway 10 localizer. During the approach the pilot informed the controller that he was having trouble staying on the localizer course, and did not believe he could make it into the airport. The MAC control tower reported seeing the airplane overfly the runway during the pilot's second approach. FAA Atlanta Approach Control personal diverted the flight to Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) for an ILS approach.

The pilot made five attempts to land at MCN, and was unsuccessful. After the last approach attempt at MCN the controller then vectored the pilot on a heading of 330-degrees to intercept the runway 31 localizer approach at FFC. The pilot was cleared for the approach and acknowlledged the clearance. No other radio transmissions were received from the pilot. At 2007, radar contact was lost with the airplane. After confirmation was made that the airplane did not land at FFC, search and rescue was initiated. The wreckage of the airplane was located approximately one mile southeast of the approach end of the runway 31, at FFC, at 2055.

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