Piper PA-28-181 N8103V
28 August 2005 · Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 August 2005 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8103V was involved in an accident near Ypsilanti, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.2381, -83.5303
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N8103V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Adrian → Ypsilanti
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI05CA247
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in his inability to properly flare the airplane and the subsequent hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane experienced a hard landing while landing on a private grass airstrip. The pilot reported, "... we crossed the electric wires and as soon as we were across we made a slight dip in flight to get down... ." He reported he then pulled back on the control yoke to flare and added power to increase the pitch attitude; however, the engine power did not increase. The pilot reported the airplane "...made a very hard landing" during which the left main and nose gear collapsed. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures/malfunctions of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-28-180 | West Carrollton, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2005 | Piper PA-28-181 | Pageland, South Carolina, United States | Long Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2005 | Piper PA-28-161 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Piper PA-28-140 | McCammon, Idaho, United States | Thomas J. Moody | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Piper PA-28-161 | Groveland, Florida, United States | Orlando Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-28-180 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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