# Accident 20201011018349A: Piper PA-32-260, Decatur, GA, October 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2020, 08:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8681° N, 84.3062° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8681&lon=-84.3062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3595W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3595W) (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 PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201011018349A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA21LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA019), Oct 11, 2020: Piper PA32 (N3595W), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to a right magneto anomaly, which resulted in the pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff and the subsequent runway excursion.

## Other reports on N3595W (1)

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

- [Accident 19770320005719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320005719A), Mar 20, 1977: Piper PA32260 (N3595W), Needles, CA, Substantial damage. Aborted ldg & left ldg gear hit rock. Pilot flew to Needles for ldg.

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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