# Incident 19940314000589I: Piper PA32R301T, Atlanta, GA, March 14, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1994, 15:36 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N7710M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7710M-2007-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 170 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940314000589I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. THOMAS STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PDK AIRPORT AND HE THEN REQUESTED A RADAR VECTOR FROM PDK TOWER. THE VECTOR PUT HIM IN A POSITION TO LAND STRAIGHT IN ON RUNWAY 02L. BUT IT ALSO PUT HIM HIGH AND SLIGHTLY FAST. SO IN TRYING TO SALVAGE THE LANDING ROLL WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE HE ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THIS EXCURSION OFF THE RUNWAY HE KNICKED THE LEADING EDGE OF HIS PROPELLER. HIS PROP WAS REPAIRED BY SOUTH EASTERN PROPELLER REPAIR SHOP. MR. THOMAS DECLINED TO HAVE HIS ENGINE TORN DOWN AND SIGNED A RELEASE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE TO PROTECT EPPS AIR SERVICE FROM LIABILITY IN CASE OF ENGINE FAILURE. THIS INCIDENT CLOSED WITH SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N7710M (1)

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

- [Accident 20040718024989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040718024989A), Jul 18, 2004: Piper PA32R301T (N7710M), Wheeling, WV, Destroyed, 5 fatal. (-23) Controlled flight into terrain while maneuvering to land from the ILS runway 3 @ khlg in deteriorating weather. Third party filed FAA flight plan under…

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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