NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL87LA097
Registry · N3042U
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-32-300
Year of manufacture
1979 · 8 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790305
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A330DF
Registrant of record
ANDERSON JACOB P
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT OVERSHOT RUNWAY 20 AND SKIDDED OFF THE DEPARTURE END WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE DESCENDED TO THE NORMAL VISUAL TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE BEFORE ATTEMPTING A LANDING. THERE WERE NO REPORTED AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT SYSTEM PROBLEMS. AIRPORT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT TIRE MARKS WERE ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE BLACK TIRE MARKS TRAILED TO THE POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_ATL87LA097.txt.
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