42.9634° N, 85.6681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 11, 1983 · 07:46 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent Co International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62990
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540F2BD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,500 total550 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left wing baggage door dame open on takeoff roll. Aborted but unable to stop on wet slush. Ran off end of runway.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT WING BAGGAGE DOOR DAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED BUT UNABLE TO STOP ON WET SLUSH. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.