Piper PA-34-200T N29461
17 October 2001 · Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 October 2001 at about 17:50 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N29461 was involved in an accident near Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. One person was 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 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ann Arbor Muni (ARB)
- Coordinates
- 42.2198, -83.7300
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N29461
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Ann Arbor
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI02LA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors were the gusty crosswind and the terrain drop-off.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane ran off of the side of the runway during landing. In a written report, the pilot said that he encountered a crosswind while landing. He said that the, "...plane was blown off runway to [the] south of [runway 24]. Plane continued off runway [and] went over a 1-2 foot drop off at site of crossing sod runway." The weather reporting station located at the accident airport recorded the wind at 1353 edt as 330 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 23 knots. No mechanical anomalies were found with respect to the airplane that could be associated with a pre-impact condition. No mechanical malfunction was reported by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-34-200 | Palm Coast, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 May 2001 | Piper PA-34-200 | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | Avia Aviation Services | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-34-200T | Petoskey, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 2001 | Piper PA-34-200T | Augeburg, Germany | Fa Skybeam, Germany | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Feb 2001 | Piper PA-34-220T | Charlevoix, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2001 | Piper PA-34-200T | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft C23 | St. Helen, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Cessna 182T | Fowlerville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2001 | Cessna U206G | Freemont, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Champion 7GCAA | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Giackino EXEC 162F | Manistique, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |