Piper PA-28 N38240
19 April 2014 · Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 April 2014 at about 16:36 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N38240, operated by Robert I. Goodwin, was involved in an accident near Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 16:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newman's Airport (4N0)
- Coordinates
- 42.2889, -85.7500
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N38240
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert I. Goodwin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kalamazoo → Kalamazoo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA203
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
An inadvertent stall during gusting crosswind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was attempting to land on runway 18 "in variable crosswinds with gusty conditions. [There] may have been wind shear or tailwinds involved." He said the airplane stalled at low altitude (5 to 8 feet above the runway) and landed hard on the overrun for runway 36. The pilot reported no mechanical issues with the airplane. The fuselage was buckled, the empennage was bent down, and the left wing upper skin was deformed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 9,402 records for this type
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