Piper PA-28 N40023
28 July 1993 · Troy, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1993 at about 03:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N40023, operated by Island Aviation, was involved in an accident near Troy, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Troy, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Beaver Airport (3BB)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N40023
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Island Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grosse Ile → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA290
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
IS THE PILOT NOT ATTAINING THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, NOT FLYING A PROPER GLIDEPATH, AND NOT PERFORMING A GO AROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED HIS FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 AS 'SLIGHTLY HIGH,' AND SAID HE CONSIDERED A GO-AROUND, BUT DECIDED TO LAND INSTEAD. UPON FLARING, ABOVE THE NUMBERS ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT 'BALLOONED UP.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE 'BLED OFF THE AIRSPEED AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET DOWN (THE RUNWAY).' HE ALSO REPORTED THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A PARKING LOT AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED VAN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Atlantic Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | Aero Industries | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Stowe, Vermont, United States | Prontoaire, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Magdalena, New Mexico, United States | Klungle, Robert L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Columbia Stn, Ohio, United States | Illinois Valley Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1993 | Cessna T337G | Smiths Creek, Michigan, United States | Mowat, Douglas H. | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Jan 1993 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1993 | Fokker F-28 MK 1000 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Bradford Pietenpol SKYSCOUT | Eaton Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1993 | Cessna 172I | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1993 | Amato CORBEN JR. ACE | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | Brian C. Amato | No injuries | - |