# Accident 20150520016259A: Boeing PT-17, Williamson, GA, May 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2015, 11:54 local time
- Place: Williamson, GA
- Airport: Peach State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1836° N, 84.3786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1836&lon=-84.3786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55528, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-17 (registry code 1380136, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-17
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150520016259A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING PILOT MISJUDGED THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, TOUCHDOWN WAS ON RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY IN HIGH GRASS, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CULVERT AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 GAA15CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA082), May 20, 2015: Boeing PT 17 (N55528), Williamson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot landed off the right side of the runway resulting in a collision with terrain.

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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