# Accident 19950814030469A: Piper PA31310, Ironwood, MI, August 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1995, 05:20 local time
- Place: Ironwood, MI
- Airport: Gogebic County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4509° N, 90.1508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4509&lon=-90.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9123Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9123Y-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814030469A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE AFTER LIFTOFF. CLOSED GOOD ENGINE. LANDED OFF RUNWAY. HIT DITCH. ENGINE TESTED NORMAL PRO ACCIDENT (-23) ON AUGUST 14, 1995, AT 0520 EST, A PIPER PA-31, N9123Y, REGISTERED TO GW AVIATION INC., OF TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS, AND PILOTED BY TODD A. GORMAN, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, LOST PARTIAL POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE AT 25 FEET AGL ON TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD 150 FEET TO THE LEFT AND 1000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY 27 AT IRONWOOD, MI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND SIX PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED IRONWOOD, MI ENROUTE TO CHICAGO, IL.

## 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 CHI95LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA283), Aug 14, 1995: Piper PA-31 (N9123Y), Ironwood, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted takeoff. A factor was the partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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