Aviation Crash Map

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.

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