# NTSB ATL82DA167: Piper PA-28-161, N31883, Atlanta, GA, June 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 19, 1982, 18:13 local (22:13 UTC)
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Coordinates: 33.900382, -84.299964 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9004&lon=-84.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69832/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA167

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - touch-and-go - initiated, pilot in command
  - raising of flaps - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS IN WINDS THAT WERE VARIABLE 330 TO 340 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. DURING THE SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY. HOWEVER, AS IT WAS ACCELERATING FOR TAKEOFF, THE PLANE SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, IT STRUCK THREE PARKED AIRCRAFT. A BEECH 58 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO A PIPER PA-31 AND A BEECH 35. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE ADDED POWER FOR TAKEOFF, HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD NEGLECTED TO RAISE THE FLAPS. HE REPORTED THAT THE PLANE SWERVED AS HE REACHED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. HE SUSTECTED THAT A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AS HE WAS DISTRACTED WITH ADJUSTING HIS FLAPS. ALSO, HE WAS USING HIS SHOULDER HARNESS AND BELIEVED THIS PREVENTED HIM FROM SUSTAINING MORE SERIOUS INJURIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N31883 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7816595
- Airframe hours: 2439
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Henry Warner
- Registered owner: Epps Air Service
- Departed: PDK, ATLANTA, GA
- Destination: PDK, ATLANTA, GA
- Airport: PDK, Dekalb-Peachtree, runway 34, 3,966 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 33 total, 24 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F
- Observed at: PDK

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820619023189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619023189A), Jun 19, 1982: Piper PA28*, Atlanta, GA, Destroyed. Student pilot lost directional control during touch and go landing when he raised flaps.

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.

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