# Accident 19900218002319A: Piper PA31T1, Atlanta, GA, February 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3292° N, 81.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3292&lon=-81.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222GW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222GW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,404 total, 281 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900218002319A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA065), Feb 19, 1990: Piper PA-31T1 (N222GW), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD DURING THE APPROACH.

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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