# Accident 19981009028739A: Piper PA44180, Howell, MI, October 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1998
- Place: Howell, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6008° N, 83.9299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6008&lon=-83.9299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3040A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3040A-1999-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981009028739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI99FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA003), Oct 9, 1998: Piper PA-44-180 (N3040A), Howell, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N3040A (1)

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

- [Incident 19880923070879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923070879I), Sep 23, 1988: Piper PA44180T (N3040A), Atlantic City, NJ. Determined that ATC had established contact with pilot. ATC tape does not substantiate an arsr violation.

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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