# Accident 19910523019759A: Piper PA30, Big Rapids, MI, May 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Big Rapids, MI
- Airport: Roben-Hood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6995° N, 85.4793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6995&lon=-85.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7209Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7209Y) (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 IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,092 total, 142 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523019759A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON EARLY LIFTOFF SOFT FIELD DEMO. CFI CORRECTED BUT RIGHT WING TIP TANK HIT THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI91LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA165), May 23, 1991: Piper PA-30 (N7209Y), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE STUDENT PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## Other reports on N7209Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20240709008859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240709008859I), Jul 9, 2024: Piper PA-30 (N7209Y), Silver Springs, NV, Minor damage. A CFI was instructing a commercial rated pilot on a multi-engine aircraft. On this day, the training consisted of various landings at kspz. While performing an…

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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