# Accident 19970707017119A: Piper PA17, Cadillac, MI, July 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1997, 13:10 local time
- Place: Cadillac, MI
- Airport: Wexford County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2394° N, 85.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2394&lon=-85.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4594H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4594H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 410 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970707017119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAME IN TOO FAST, LOST CONTROL, LANDED GEAR COLLAPSED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36, HE 'HAD TO MUCH SPEED,' AND RAN OUT OF RUNWAY.  HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT TURNED TO STEEP, CAUSING THE WINGTIP TO HIT THE GROUND  THE PILOT REPORTED THE 'WIND GOT ON TOP WING PUSHING DOWN WING TIP HIT CAUSING A GROUND LOOP.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FLOWN .3 HOURS WITHIN THE LAST 90 DAYS.         (-23) ON JULY 7, 1997, AT 1310 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-17, N4594H, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, AND HAD LANDED ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 36 AT CADILLAC AIRPORT, CADILLAC, MICHIGAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI97LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA203), Jul 7, 1997: Piper PA-17 (N4594H), Cadillac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around and the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

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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