19900218002319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T1 · Atlanta, GA · February 18, 1990

Date
February 18, 1990 · 19:00 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N222GW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90LA065
Reported as
Piper PA31T1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A11
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,404 total281 in this make and model

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.

Made hard landing after visual on ILS approach. Blamed fogged windshield. No mention of using windshield defroster.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING AFTER VISUAL ON ILS APPROACH. BLAMED FOGGED WINDSHIELD. NO MENTION OF USING WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.