# Accident 20080114014349A: Piper PA32260, Atlanta, GA, January 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2008, 00:19 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: 33.8756° N, 84.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8756&lon=-84.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3528W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3528W-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080114014349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A LANDING TO RUNWAY 20R AT THE DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT ON MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 05:19Z, N3528W, A PIPER PA-32-260, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT THE RUNWAY PAVED SURFACE, STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN AND A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 20R APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE AND 649 FEET FROM THE POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY. THE APPROACH WAS MADE IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 16 KNOTS. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED PRIOR TO THE PILOT LOSING CONTROL.

## 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 MIA08CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA042), Jan 14, 2008: Piper PA-32-260 (N3528W), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N3528W (1)

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

- [Accident 19770124001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770124001329A), Jan 24, 1977: Piper PA32260 (N3528W), Hamilton, OH, Substantial damage. 3 Ft hi snowbanks blocked view of rwy lights.

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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