Probable cause
The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
NTSB analysis
After touchdown on runway 20R with the wind from 280 degrees at 7 knots, the airplane bounced, landed, then departed the left side of the runway. The airplane then collided with a taxiway sign and a runway light before coming to rest upright. The NTSB did not receive the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report form from the pilot.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for MIA08CA042 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jan 14, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Nearest airport
- Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Piper PA-32-260
- N-number
- N3528W
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.