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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Decatur, GA · October 11, 2020

Date
October 11, 2020 · 08:30 local
Place
Decatur, GA
Airport
Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3595W
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA019
Reported as
Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 11, 2020, at approximately 07:30 a.m. eastern daylight time, a 1996 Piper aircraft, model PA-32-260, with registration N3595W, sustained substantial damage when the aircraft slid off the end of the runway during an aborted takeoff at the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (kpdk). There were three persons on board with no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. This was a personal flight being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 11, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 07:30 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1996 PIPER AIRCRAFT, MODEL PA-32-260, WITH REGISTRATION N3595W, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT THE DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT (KPDK). THERE WERE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N3595W · 1

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