# Incident 20000722027719I: Piper PA28140, Adrian, MI, July 22, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2000, 13:45 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Airport: Lenawee County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8676° N, 84.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LENAWEE COUNTY (ADG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8676&lon=-84.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43348, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43348) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 4 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722027719I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 23 AT ADRIAN, MI. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE 50-100 FEET AND THEN BEGAN TO DESCEND.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET DURING THE LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND.  DURING A SUBSQUENT INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED HE DID WEIGHT & BALANCE COMPUTATION UTILIZING A PILOT INFORMATION MANUAL.  HE STATED THE COMPUTATIONS INDICATED HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS UNDER GROSS WEIGHT.  USING THE ACTUAL WEIGHTS FROM THE APPROVED FLIGHT MANUAL AND THE WEIGHTS PROVIDED BY THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS 134 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.  ALSO, THE WEATHER OBTAINED FROM THE ADRIAN ASOS APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT, INDICATED THE WINDS WERE 020 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A TAILWIND COMPONENT.

## Other reports on N43348 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010930026579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010930026579I), Sep 30, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N43348), Defiance, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was on approach to runway 12. Pilot reported it had a high airspeed. As pilot began flare-out, aircraft settled to the runway at a high sink…

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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