ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382426
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| Date: | Monday 14 March 1983 |
| Time: | 00:29 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Red Baroness Squardon,inc |
| Registration: | N2372M |
| MSN: | 28-7816279 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1861 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chamblee, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chattanooga, TN |
| (KPDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON A DARK NIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS VMC. THE PILOT MISUNDERSTOOD ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL CONCERNING RWY LIGHTING AND PICKED A RWY AT THE UNCONTROLLED ARPT THAT WAS UNLIGHTED. IT INTERSECTED A LIGHTED RWY (RWY 02 & 20). THE PLT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RWY 16 BEYOND WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THRESHOLD LIGHTS. HE NEVER SAW RWY NUMBERS. UPON FLARE FOR LANDING HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE WITH THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. AFTER LANDING HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS BUT DID NOT BRAKE HEAVILY THINKING HE HAD ABOUT 2500 FT IN WHICH TO STOP. WHEN THE END OF THE RWY APPEARED HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP. DEKALB-PEACHTREE ARPT IS CONTROLLED UNTIL 2300 EST AT WHICH TIME THE TOWER FREQUENCY IS REMOTED TO ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL. RWY 16 WAS UNLIGHTED AND THE VASI WAS FOUND OUT OF SERVICE THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83FA135
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 13:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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