# Incident 19821212070199I: Piper PA23250, Freeland, MI, December 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1982, 08:30 local time
- Place: Freeland, MI
- Airport: Tri City
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.5175° N, 84.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5175&lon=-84.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2608Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2608Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 700 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212070199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AILERON CONTROL RESISTANCE ON CLIMBOUT.  PASSENGER HAD PUSHED FRONT SEAT BACK FORWARD BLOCKING DUAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N2608Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881004060979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004060979I), Oct 4, 1988: Piper PA23250 (N2608Z), Marquette, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Pilot stated selector in place. Hydraulic power pack under inspection.
- [Incident 19820213009969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820213009969I), Feb 13, 1982: Piper PA23250 (N2608Z), MI, Substantial damage. Reported cracks in wing root area. Wings wrnkled. Cause undetermined. Hard landing, wake turbulence suspects.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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