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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Chamblee, GA · July 2, 2021

Date: July 2, 2021 · 16:48 local
Place: Chamblee, GA
Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3570B
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total70 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N3570BRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-8070080 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T

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What happened

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

Aircraft landed on rwy 21L. On rollout they told to turn right on taxiway c then cross rwy 21R and contact ground control. While turning onto taxiway charlie the aircraft took a wide turn and the left main landing gear went off the taxiway while still in the runway safety area. Ground control called for a tug while the tower coordinated to breakout the one aircraft that was cleared to land. Runway 21L was declared temporally unusable until aircraft was unstuck and towed from the runway safety area. The left main landing gear door was damaged. The gear door will need replaced, and brake and wheel bearing needed done.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 21L. ON ROLLOUT THEY TOLD TO TURN RIGHT ON TAXIWAY C THEN CROSS RWY 21R AND CONTACT GROUND CONTROL. WHILE TURNING ONTO TAXIWAY CHARLIE THE AIRCRAFT TOOK A WIDE TURN AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY WHILE STILL IN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. GROUND CONTROL CALLED FOR A TUG WHILE THE TOWER COORDINATED TO BREAKOUT THE ONE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS CLEARED TO LAND. RUNWAY 21L WAS DECLARED TEMPORALLY UNUSABLE UNTIL AIRCRAFT WAS UNSTUCK AND TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS DAMAGED. THE GEAR DOOR WILL NEED REPLACED, AND BRAKE AND WHEEL BEARING NEEDED DONE.