19880430011209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Flushing, MI · April 30, 1988

Date
April 30, 1988 · 19:15 local
Place
Flushing, MI
Airport
Dalton
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5965U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88LA103
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total86 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed long on grass strip. Unable to stop,ran off end into trees. Blamed sun reflection on grass obscured runway.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED LONG ON GRASS STRIP.UNABLE TO STOP,RAN OFF END INTO TREES. BLAMED SUN REFLECTION ON GRASS OBSCURED RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.