# Accident 20020907024349A: Piper PA30, Winder, GA, September 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Winder, GA
- Airport: Winder-Barrow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9694° N, 83.6681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9694&lon=-83.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7817Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7817Y-2003-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020907024349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 WINDER-BARROW AIRPORT, AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND PORPOISED TWO OR THREE TIMES DEPARTING THE RUNWAY 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK A METAL RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND FOLDING LEFT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST TAIL FIRST APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, 2000 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 05 THRESHOLD.

## 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 ATL02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA167), Sep 7, 2002: Piper PA-30-30 (N7817Y), Winder, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in the subsequent collision with an airport sign and the collapse of the main landing gear. the pilot's improper…

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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