# Accident 20081019857099A: Piper PA20, Albertville, AL, October 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2008, 11:20 local time
- Place: Albertville, AL
- Airport: Albertville Regional-Thomas J Brum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2292° N, 86.2558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2292&lon=-86.2558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7324K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7324K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 11 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081019857099A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON OCTOBER 19, 2008 AT 1120 A.M. LOCAL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT ALBERTVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (8A0) AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN A PIPER PA-20.  ON ROLLOUT AFTER THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT HAND TURN DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE AND COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ERA09CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA023), Oct 19, 2008: Piper PA-20 (N7324K), Albertville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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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