# Accident 19961122036729A: Piper PA28140, Hart/Shelby, MI, November 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1996, 16:15 local time
- Place: Hart/Shelby, MI
- Airport: Oceana County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6896° N, 86.3610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6896&lon=-86.3610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6804W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6804W-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 419 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961122036729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT ON LANDING THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO TURN LEFT AND HE CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT.  AFTER ROLLING OFF THE RUNWAY THE WING RECEIVED DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES OF THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING OR BRAKING SYSTEM.                                                                  (-23) ON THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A TIGHT RIGHT GROUND LOOP FASHION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA032), Nov 22, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N6804W), Hart, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on rollout.

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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