# Incident 20071011824049I: Piper PA46310P, Atlanta, GA, October 11, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2007, 16:42 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8756° N, 84.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8756&lon=-84.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total, 120 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071011824049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE LANDING ON RUNWAY 2R AT PDK DURING VMC CONDITIONS THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT ABRUPTLY UPON NOSE GEAR TOUCH DOWN JUST BEYOND THE FOXTROT INTERCHANGE. JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, AS A RESULT OF THE UNEXPECTED SHARP LEFT INPUT, THE RIGHT WING DIPPED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE TO STRIKE A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT. UPON ENTERING THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 2L AND 2R THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 340 DEG 40 YARDS FROM WHERE IT LEFT THE HARD SURFACE.

## 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 MIA08LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA009), Oct 11, 2007: Piper PA-46-310P (N383SA), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A misalignment of the nose landing gear wheel assembly during landing for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N383SA (2)

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

- [Incident 20030210007549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030210007549I), Feb 10, 2003: Piper PA46310P (N383SA), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing a short field landing at abe and landed short, damaging the runway threshold lights and the left horizontal stabilizer.…
- [Incident 19900930059479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930059479I), Sep 30, 1990: Piper PA46310P (N383SA), Syracuse, NY. Unable to retract gear. Returned and landed. A washer was shorting out selector switch.

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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