# Accident 19990817012399A: Piper PA28180, Harsens Island, MI, August 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1999, 16:15 local time
- Place: Harsens Island, MI
- Airport: Harsens Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5897° N, 82.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5897&lon=-82.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44547, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44547-2000-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817012399A

## Narrative

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

SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, ENGINE STOPPED, ACFT SLID OFF RWY INTO POND. (.19) ON AUGUST 17, 1999, AT 1615 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N44547, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 22 (2,225 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY/TURF) AT THE HARSENS ISLAND AIRPORT, HARSENS ISLAND, MICHIGAN. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT, TROY MICHIGAN.  THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A LEVEE AND COMING TO REST IN A POND.                                                                  (-23) ON AUGUST 17, 1999, AT 1615 EDT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND ELECTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE  RUNWAY STRIKING A LEVEE AND A MOWER, COMING TO REST IN A POND. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE STARTER BENDIX GEAR ENGAGED WITH THE ENGINE CAUSING A DRAG ON THE ENGINE. THE PROPELLER HAD A LARGE GOUGE (1/2 BY 2 1/4 INCH) PERPENDICULAR TO THE LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY 13 INCHES FROM THE TIP.

## 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 CHI99LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA305), Aug 17, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N44547), Harsens Island, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the berm and the pond.

## Other reports on N44547 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900712041979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712041979I), Jul 12, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N44547), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway striking a runway sign.

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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