Piper PA-28-161 accident near Chamblee, GA
On February 15, 2000, a Piper PA-28-161 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chamblee, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 15, 2000
- Place
- Chamblee, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.901°N, 84.301°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20445
Official records · ATL00FA026
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Factual Report of Group Chairman - ATC: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 15, 2000, at 1227 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N8447Y, encountered vortex turbulence, cart-wheeled and crashed while conducting a touch-and-go operation on runway 2 left (2L) at the Dekalb Peachtree Airport (PDK), Chamblee, Georgia. The aircraft was operated by American Air Flight Training, and flown by the student pilot under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local solo flight. The student pilot sustained fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the PDK Airport in Chamblee, Georgia, about 1115 the same day. According to witnesses, N8447Y was passed by N5QZ, a Sikorsky S76 helicopter, while on short final to runway 2L. The helicopter then made a low approach over runway 2L, slowing to a hover over or just past the departure end of the runway. According to witnesses, shortly after becoming airborne following the touch-and-go, N8447Y rocked from side to side, then rolled left until the wingtip struck and ground, and the aircraft cart-wheeled and crashed. The PDK Airport has a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control tower that was open and in contact with both the helicopter and N8447Y at the time of the accident. The pilot of N8447Y was operating in the local traffic pattern of PDK, conducting repeated landing and takeoff operations in a left-hand traffic pattern for runway 2L. There were numerous other aircraft in the 2L pattern, as well as arrivals and departures operating on
Probable cause
The S76 helicopter pilot's failure to follow ATC landing sequence clearance, which resulted in the PA-28's encounter with the helicopters wake turbulence. A factor was the air traffic controllers clearance procedure.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
