Piper PA-22-150 accident near Chamblee, Georgia, October 25, 1998
On October 25, 1998 at about 4:10 pm local time, a Piper PA-22-150, registered N7357D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chamblee, Georgia (Peachtree-Dekalb airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's excessive use of right wheel brake to correct for a left drift during landing rollout resulting in a ground loop to the right and the left wing contacting the runway.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 25, 1998 · about 4:10 pm local time
- Place
- Chamblee, Georgia · Peachtree-Dekalb · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · all PA-22-150s on the register
- Registration
- N7357D · registry record · serial 22-5155
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During landing, as the tail wheel touched down, the aircraft began to drift to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and then right wheel brake in an attempt to correct the drift. The aircraft then ground looped to the right and the left wing contacted the runway. Postcrash examination of the left wheel brake and tail wheel steering showed no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF CONTROL - ON GROUND/WATER during landing - roll
- DRAGGED WING,ROTOR,POD,FLOAT OR TAIL/SKID during landing - roll
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, APLN, none
- Flight time: 3,046 hours in all; 391 in this make and model; 78 in the last 90 days; 16 in the last 30 days; 2,900 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 1
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,864 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, March 29, 1998; 16 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: GVL Gainesville GA at 3:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 2R, 6,001 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°C, dew point 37°C
- Altimeter: 30 inHg
- Observation at 3:53 pm from PDK, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA99LA056.