# Accident 20000819037279A: Piper PA28235, Mackinac Island, MI, August 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mackinac Island, MI
- Airport: Mackinac Island Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8509° N, 84.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8509&lon=-84.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9174W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9174W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000819037279A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 19, 2000, AT 1600 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PIPER PA-28-235, N9174W, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 8 (3,501 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY ASPHALT) AT THE MACKINAC ISLAND AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE, REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JACKSON, MICHIGAN, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN. IN A STATEMENT TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, THE PILOT SAID THAT A WIND GUST CAUGHT HIM DURING LANDING AND HE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT.          (-23)AWOS WAS REPORTING 3-4 KNOTS OF WIND, ON SHORT FINAL A WIND GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING TO ABUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.  HE RIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A HARD LANDING.  HE BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS DIRECTING THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL HIT THE TURF IT COLLAPSED.  HE DID NOT GO AROUND AS HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI00LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA264), Aug 19, 2000: Piper PA-28-235 (N9174W), Mackinac Island, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining aircraft control in response to the uncommanded roll, and the excessive descent to the runway resulting in the hard landing. Factors relating to the accident were the…

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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