# Accident 20080907855299A: Piper J5A, Atlanta, GA, September 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2008, 13:09 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VWGJ
- Location: 33.7789° N, 84.5194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7789&lon=-84.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYC L42236C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080907855299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2008, AT 14:09 LOCAL TIME, PILOT REPORTEDLY MISSED BANNER TOW PICK UP, AND ATTEMPTED A CLIMB.  PILOT REPORTEDLY HEARD A POP, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND THEN CRASHED IN THE WOODS OFF END OF RUNWAY 27.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A PATCH OF VINES, SPUN AROUND OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, CAME TO APPROXIMATELY 1400 FT. FROM BANNER PICK UP AREA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED: WRAPPED IN VINES, BOTH GEAR STRUTS COLLAPSED, RIGHT WING SPAR AND ENGINE FIREWALL COMPRESSION BUCKLED, RIGHT WING SPAR AND LEFT WING SKIN DAMAGE, BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT AT HALF SPAN, AND TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS BENT SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE LEFT, AND WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN.  THE PILOT SEAT WAS LOOSE FROM IT'S MOUNT, AND THE CONTROL STICK WAS BENT FORWARD.  FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECKS BY FAA IIC, FOUND ELEVATOR PITCH "UP" CABLE/SWEDGE WAS SEPARATED FROM CONTROL STICK, AND WAS LAYING LOOSE ON AIRCRAFT FLOOR.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 MIA08LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA187), Sep 7, 2008: Piper J5A (N105F), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of pitch control due to slippage of the elevator control cable resulting from the maintenance personnel’s improper installation and inspection of the cable.

## Other reports on N105F (2)

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

- [Incident 19970427012929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970427012929I), Apr 27, 1997: Piper J5A (N105F), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Narrative:on April 24, 1997 at approximately 2:30 pilot was returning to hwo to drop banner. When he attempted to release banner, there was no response. Pilot…
- [Incident 19780507032439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507032439I), May 7, 1978: Piper J5A (N105F), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Wing strut struck sign while taxiing for takeoff.

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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