Piper PA-28A-180C N4988L

Summary

On 24 March 2007 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA-28A-180C registered N4988L, operated by Dennis J Walter, was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 2 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.

Date

24 March 2007 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Fulton County Airport-Brown Fi (FTY)

Coordinates

33.7917, -84.5214

Aircraft

Piper PA-28A-180C

Registration

N4988L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dennis J Walter

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL07CA062

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a flat main tire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the short cross-country flight t was uneventful. Upon landing at the destination airport, the airplane began to drift to the left during roll out. He added right rudder pressure to control the drift, however as the airspeed reduced, the weight shifted from the wings to the landing gear, and directional control became difficult. The airplane drifted off the runway and the left wing struck an airport sign. The pilot exited the airplane and noticed that the left main tire was flat. Examination of the left wing and left main tire by an FAA inspector revealed that the left wing had rib and spar damage. Further examination of the left main tire revealed it was flat, and unable to retain air when filled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.