42.2403° N, 83.5315° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 16, 1994 · 00:05 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MUAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N287MA
Reported as
CASA C212CC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33110
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,141 total272 in this make and model194 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Failed to arrest sink rate on approach. Got too low. Struck approach lights causing dent and puncture aircraft belly.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED TO ARREST SINK RATE ON APPROACH.GOT TOO LOW.STRUCK APPROACH LIGHTS CAUSING DENT AND PUNCTURE AIRCRAFT BELLY.