# Accident 19870720047399A: Piper PA30, Bad Axe, MI, July 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1987, 15:40 local time
- Place: Bad Axe, MI
- Airport: Huron County Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7996° N, 82.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7996&lon=-82.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8049Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8049Y-2019-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,199 total, 62 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720047399A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR WHEN CFI GAVE THE MULTIENGINE STUDENT A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA175), Jul 20, 1987: Piper PA-30 (N8049Y), Bad Axe, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8049Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19941006033749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941006033749I), Oct 6, 1994: Piper PA30 (N8049Y), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Electrical problem on climbout. Extended gear with emergency handle. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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