33.8760° N, 84.3020° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 24, 1986 · 22:54 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Dekalb Peachtree
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N50255
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right main gear was sheared off after striking a runway sign while taxiing for takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AFTER STRIKING A RUNWAY SIGN WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.