# Accident 19990314018999A: Piper J4A, Howell, MI, March 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1999, 12:10 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6294° N, 83.9822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6294&lon=-83.9822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30412, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30412-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990314018999A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 14, 1999, AT 1210 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER J4A, NC30412, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT NOSED OVER WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY AIRPORT, HOWELL, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING WHILE TURNING AROUND, ONE OF THE GEAR CAUGHT IN THE SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. (-23)AFTER LANDING WHILE TAXIING AIRCRAFT HIT SNOW OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI99LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA107), Mar 14, 1999: Piper J4A (N30412), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the snow covered terrain off the side of the runway while turning the airplane around on the runway. A factor associated with the accident was the snow…

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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