# Accident 19900707024519A: Piper PA28181, Drummond Island, MI, July 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Drummond Island, MI
- Airport: Drummond Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0004° N, 83.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0004&lon=-83.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7636F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7636F-1992-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,564 total, 48 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900707024519A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO USE FULL LENGTH OF GRASS RUNWAY SELECTED DUE CROSSWINDS. RAN OFF END DOWNHILL INTO FENCE.

## 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 CHI90LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA171), Jul 7, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N7636F), Drummand Island, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PLAN HIS APPROACH AND LANDING TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE DESTINATION AIRPORT,…

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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