- Date
- August 8, 1979
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- C-GAKEPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133952
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0008 79/8/8 ATLANTA,GA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 385 TIME - 1830 C-GAKE PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB PEACHTREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANFORD,FL ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GAKE
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dekalb Peachtree