42.0061° N, 83.9445° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 16, 1985 · 14:00 local
Place
Tecumseh, MI
Airport
Merillet
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4889F
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21 total21 in this make and model21 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.
Solo student making landing to full stop, landed hard. Damage to engine mounts.
As the FAA filed it
SOLO STUDENT MAKING LANDING TO FULL STOP, LANDED HARD. DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNTS.