NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL89LA007
Registry · N7769N
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-180
Year of manufacture
1968 · 20 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19681108
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA82F1
Registrant of record
WOOLSEY BRADLEY W
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
WHILE LANDING WITH A LEFT X-WIND, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT & WENT OFF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN SOFT TERRAIN. THE PLT THOUGHT TOWER PERSONNEL HAD TOLD HIM THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEG AT 9 KTS. A CHECK OF THE TRANSCRIPT REVEALED THAT JUST BEFORE LANDING, THE PLT WAS TOLD THE WIND WAS FROM 350 DEG AT 12 KTS. THE 1353 EDT WIND AT SAVANNAH WAS FROM 040 DEG AT 10 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1988_ATL89LA007.txt.
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