# Accident 19950605048019A: Piper PA23250, Canton, MI, June 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1995, 16:25 local time
- Place: Canton, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3709° N, 83.4591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3709&lon=-83.4591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40540, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40540-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950605048019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 5, 1995, AT 1625 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-23-250, N40540, OWNED BY TKG AVIATION AND PILOTED BY TIMOTHY K. GLEASON AND ROBERT E. FOLKS, SWERVED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY UPON LANDING AT METTETAL AIRPORT, CANTON, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT HAS BEEN FILED FOR THE 14 CFR 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 18 (2556' X 75') THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, WHO WAS NOT ON THE CONTROLS, WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM HIS STUDENT. UPON DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE ON THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI95LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA171), Jun 5, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N40540), Plymouth, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the nose wheel collar assembly as a result of the loss of a bolt.

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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