# Accident 19931225049629A: Piper PA32300, Atlanta, GA, December 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1993, 14:16 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7397° N, 84.5709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7397&lon=-84.5709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2872D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2872D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 48 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931225049629A

## Narrative

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

DEVIATED WHILE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN DUE WEATHER. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING UNTIL NOSE GEAR FOLDED. GUSTY WIND.

## 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 MIA94LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA041), Dec 25, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N2872D), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO APPLY POWER AFTER THE AIRSPEED DECREASE JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND ALSO FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IN-FLIGHT…

## Other reports on N2872D (1)

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

- [Accident 19820123001849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001849A), Jan 23, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N2872D), Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. Crosswind on landing caused airplane to skid off side of runway into an ice bank. Collapsed landing gear.

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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