42.2229° N, 83.7457° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ANN ARBOR MUNI (ARB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 30, 1997 · 15:25 local
Place
Ann Arbor, MI
Airport
Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8Z
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1
Reported engine
Lycoming VO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
29,000 total105 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: after pitts special N8Z was cleared to land runway 24, Ann Arbor municipal, power loss occurred. Profile descent would not permit gliding to airport. Aircraft landed in open field.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AFTER PITTS SPECIAL N8Z WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 24, ANN ARBOR MUNICIPAL, POWER LOSS OCCURRED. PROFILE DESCENT WOULD NOT PERMIT GLIDING TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN OPEN FIELD.