# Accident 19961025033799A: Piper PA28180, Jenison, MI, October 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Jenison, MI
- Airport: Riverview Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9006° N, 85.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9006&lon=-85.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1178X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1178X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 49 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961025033799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY DESCENDED AND NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY FIRST. (-23) JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE ENGINE FIREWALL, PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR TO BE DAMAGED. THE FIREWALL WAS WRINKLED, PROPELLER BENT AND THE NOSE WHEEL PUSHED BACKWARD UNDER THE FUSELAGE.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32, HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND. ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  WINDS AT AN AIRPORT 14 MILES TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT, 56 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WERE REPORTED TO BE 180 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS.

## 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 CHI97LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA014), Oct 25, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N1178X), Jenison, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor was the crosswind condition.

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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