# Accident 20000926007489A: Piper PA28235, Adel, GA, September 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Adel, GA
- Airport: Cook County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1301° N, 83.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1301&lon=-83.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33735, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926007489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDED ON CLOSED RUNWAY (15/33) AT ADEL, GA (15J), STRUCK BARRIERS ON CLOSED RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO LEFT WING AND LEFT INCURRED.  NOTAM ISSUED 09/12 ON CLOSED RUNWAY-YELLOW X'S PAINTED ON 15/23, ORANGE BARRIERS WITH FLASHING LIGHT INSTALLED.  FAA WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO ACCIDENT SITE DUE TO THE LACK OF FUNDS.  DAR DELLA PRETTYMAN HAS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND TAKEN PICTURES.

## 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 ATL00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA093), Sep 26, 2000: Piper PA-28-235 (N33735), Adel, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a closed runway for landing. Contributing factors were his inadequate inflight planning/decision and the wood block on the runway..

## Other reports on N33735 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010610016229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010610016229I), Jun 10, 2001: Piper PA28235 (N33735), Houghton Lake, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after landing as he set nose down it didn't feel right, so he pulled back on yoke, aircraft ballooned about 6-8 ft. into air. When it…
- [Accident 19760130003619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760130003619A), Jan 30, 1976: Piper PA28235 (N33735), Helena, MT, Substantial damage. Lndd on hard frozen ground,went thru fence into ditch.

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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