# NTSB ATL82DKJ01: Piper PA-28, N22199, Dothan, AL, October 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1981
- Place: Dothan, AL · DOTHAN, AL
- Location: 31.2232° N, 85.3905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dothan, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2232&lon=-85.3905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DKJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DKJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2037   81/10/7   DOTHAN,AL           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2227
        TIME - 0730                    N22199              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOTHAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANNISTON,AL                 DOTHAN,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LNDD ON CLOSED ARPT,RWY APRX 1300FT LONG.WINGS STRUCK SIGN POSTS WHERE RWY MERGED INTO A STREET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22199](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22199), registered now, S/N 28-7990070, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dothan

## 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 19811007065779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811007065779A), Oct 7, 1981: Piper PA28181, Dothan, AL, Substantial damage. Landed on a runway marked closed, on an abandoned airport. Mistook for active airport. Wings hit construction posts.

## Other investigations on N22199 (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 ATL83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA058), Dec 10, 1982: Piper PA-28-181 (N22199), Heflin, AL, substantial damage

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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