# Accident 19981217042779A: Aerosp ATR42*, Traverse City, MI, December 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1998, 18:40 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 44.7490° N, 85.6006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7490&lon=-85.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42*
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981217042779A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 17, 1998, AT 1840 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN AEROSPATIALE ATR-42, N47AE, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 (6501 FT X 150 FT, ASPHALT/SNOW) AT CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT NEAR TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 121 PASSENGER CARRYING FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT CREW AND PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND WAS ENROUTE TO CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE STRUCK SEVERAL RUNWAY LIGHTS AFTER DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 28. (-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND RETUREND TO THE RUNWAY.  TAXIED UNEVENTFUL TO THE GATE.  PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED.  POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT MAIN NR 2 TIRE FLAT WITH DAMAGE TO NOSE AND MAIN GEAR DOORS.  SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT UNDERSIDE.

## 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 CHI99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA055), Dec 17, 1998: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N47AE), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The crew's failure to execute a missed approach and the flying pilot's (captain) failure to maintain directional control upon touchdown with a seven degree left bank and a right quartering tailwind.…

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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