# Accident 19910806032109A: Piper PA28161, Mount Pleasant, MI, August 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1991, 21:00 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasant, MI
- Airport: D J Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5897° N, 84.7702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5897&lon=-84.7702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4189Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4189Q-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806032109A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING ON SHORT WET GRASS STRIP. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AIRPORT BUILDINGS.

## 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 CHI91LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA252), Aug 7, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N4189Q), Mount Pleasant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A WET, GRASS RUNWAY AND BUILDINGS ADJACENT THE RUNWAY.

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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