# Incident 20260227003999I: Piper PA-28-161, Atlanta, GA, February 27, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2026, 16:15 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 4FGS
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2901Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2901Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260227003999I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED SHE WAS COMING IN FOR LANDING WITH RUNWAY ASSURED.  SHE STATED SHE ENTERED GROUND EFFECT AND NOSE GEAR HIT THE RUNWAY AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, AND RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, CAUSING THE NOSE TIRE TO BLOW, AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.   PILOT STATED SHE THEN REALIZED SHE SHOULD HAVE INITIATED A GO AROUND.  AIRCRAFT PROP TIPS WERE CURLED, MLG SUPPORT RODS BENT, AND NOSE TIRE DEFLATED.  RECOMMEND POI COUNSEL PILOT REGARDING DESCENT RATE AND LANDING PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N2901Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20230315019749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230315019749I), Mar 15, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N2901Q), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. On March 16, 2023 at about 15:30(z), a Piper PA-28, struck a parked Cessna CE-172 while taxiing to park on the ramp at Fulton co. airport. The PA-28 was being…
- [Incident 19970313013069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970313013069I), Mar 13, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N2901Q), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: not a pilot deviation. The aircraft taxied to the runup area and the pilot completed the prefliht checks. The pilot then asked the front seat…
- [Accident 19790926028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926028619A), Sep 26, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N2901Q), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Student pilot who was off course, landed in crosswind. Lost control. Aircraft veered off runway. Lacked endorsements

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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