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FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Howell, MI · October 9, 1998

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Date
October 9, 1998
Place
Howell, MI
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3040A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99FA003
Reported as
Piper PA44180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N3040ARegistration cancelled Jul 19, 1999 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 44-7995093Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180

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What happened

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Acft crashed while attempting to go around with the number 2 engine out. (.19) on October 9, 1998, at 1530 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-44-180, N3040A, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground and post-impact fire. Witnesses reported the airplane did a go-around while over the approach threshold of runway 31 (4,300' x 75' dry asphalt) at the livingston county airport, Howell, Michigan. The witnesses said the airplane yawed left and right while pitched up and then rolled to the left becoming inverted and nosed down. They said the airplane descended vertically until it collided with the ground. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 ferry flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed terre haute, Indiana, about 1330 EDT. Pilot-qualified witnesses reported the airplane's left engine's propeller was stopped. They said the landing gear was extended and the flaps were partially extended. (-23) aircraft was attempting a go around, with left engine out and crashed on the south side of airport near the "t" hangars. Aircraft burst into flames and both pilot and passenger were killed.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND WITH THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE OUT. (.19) ON OCTOBER 9, 1998, AT 1530 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PIPER PA-44-180, N3040A, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND AND POST-IMPACT FIRE. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE DID A GO-AROUND WHILE OVER THE APPROACH THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 31 (4,300' X 75' DRY ASPHALT) AT THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY AIRPORT, HOWELL, MICHIGAN. THE WITNESSES SAID THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE PITCHED UP AND THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT BECOMING INVERTED AND NOSED DOWN. THEY SAID THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED VERTICALLY UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FERRY FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, ABOUT 1330 EDT. PILOT-QUALIFIED WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT ENGINE'S PROPELLER WAS STOPPED. THEY SAID THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE FLAPS WERE PARTIALLY EXTENDED. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND, WITH LEFT ENGINE OUT AND CRASHED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AIRPORT NEAR THE "T" HANGARS. AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99FA003Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHowell, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain/exceed the Vmc airspeed during a go-around maneuver. Contributing factors were the shutting down of the left engine and the lack of recent experience in the type operation.Oct 9, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3040A · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19880923070879IInitial Approach-IFR · Atlantic City, NJDetermined that ATC had established contact with pilot. ATC tape does not substantiate an arsr violation.Sep 23, 1988