# Incident 19790902033909I: Piper PA32/, Chamblee, GA, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 00:55 local time
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39775, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39775-2022-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 160 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902033909I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED LONG, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N39775 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000601032339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000601032339I), Jun 1, 2000: Piper PA32RT300T (N39775), Crossville, TN, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot distracted "electric trim not working" forgot to put gear down.
- [Incident 19840426037559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840426037559I), Apr 26, 1984: Piper PA32RT300T (N39775), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Throttled back to descend. Throttle disconnected. Landed and bounced off the runway with the engine idling.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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