Piper PA32 N3595W
11 October 2020 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 2020 at about 12:10 local time, a Piper PA32 registered N3595W was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK)
- Coordinates
- 33.8681, -84.3062
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32
- Registration
- N3595W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1966
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Manassas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA21LA019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to a right magneto anomaly, which resulted in the pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff and the subsequent runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot reported that, after takeoff, the engine lost partial power. With limited runway remaining, the pilot decided to make a forced landing during which the airplane departed the runway and traveled about 200 ft into the grass. During the runway excursion the airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. A postaccident engine test run revealed that the right magneto exhibited a drop off of 245 rpm, which exceeded the airplane manufacturer’s ground check guidance. Furthermore, the timing of the right magneto could not be determined because the contact points would not open far enough. The left magneto operated normally and had proper timing. It is likely that the anomaly observed with the right magneto resulted in a partial loss of engine power, the pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff, and the subsequent runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2020 | Piper PA32 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Piper PA32 | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | Zahasky Richard | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Piper PA32 | Montauk, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2020 | Piper PA32 | Springfield, Ohio, United States | Private Individual | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2020 | Piper PA32 | Circleville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Piper PA32 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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