# Accident 20000610037039A: Truthan Charles PRGSIVE ARDYN SEAREY, Grand Rapids, MI, June 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2000, 10:55 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9307° N, 85.5399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9307&lon=-85.5399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89PJ-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Truthan Charles PRGSIVE ARDYN SEAREY (registry code 05607MC, https://openairdocs.org/model/truthan-charles-prgsive-ardyn-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610037039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS STEP-TAXIING DOWN DOWN ON THE THORNAPPLE RIVER. AS HE CAME FROM THE LEE SIDE OF A ROW OF TREES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT BY A WIND GUST. THE BOW SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMERGED, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 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 CHI00LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA158), Jun 10, 2000: Truthan Searey (N89PJ), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control when the airplane encountered high winds. Factors which related to this accident were the high crosswind, the wind gusts, and the submerged object.

## Other reports on N89PJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20000515018139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000515018139I), May 15, 2000: Amtr PRGSIVEARDYN (N89PJ), Grand Rapids, MI. (-23)Aircraft hit runway light with tire on landing 26 left at grr. The pilot landed without incident after go-around. There was no damage to the aircraft.

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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