# Incident 20010127000559I: Piper PA32R300, Detroit, MI, January 27, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2001, 09:55 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1919H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1919H-2008-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 98 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010127000559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND A STUDENT WAS CLEARED TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 27L. THEY NOTICED SNOW BLOWING ACROSS RUNWAY AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE FINGER DRIFTS. THEY DID SEE CLEAR PAVEMENT AND WITH THE STUDENT IN THE LEFT SEAT, STARTED A FULL POWER TAKE OFF. AS THEY PRESSED DOWN THE RUNWAY THEY ENCOUNTERED SNOW DRIFTS ON THE RUNWAY, WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF AIRCRAFT. AFTER ABOUT 800' OF TAKE OFF THEY WERE RUNNING OUT OF OPEN RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND WHEN HE LOOKED BACK UP THEY WERE POINTED OFF THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT TRAINER PULLED POWER AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER. AT ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF 27L AND 32 WENT OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS, STRIKING A THRESHOLD (RUNWAY) LIGHT. CONTACTED TOWER AND INFORMED THEM OF INCIDENT AND ASKED FOR CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO SIGNATURE RAMP. THE AIRPORT GROUND CREW TOOK PILOT OUT TO AREA OF INCIDENT AND NOTED SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 10" DEEP. A MECHANIC WAS CALLED AND DETERMINED THAT PROP NEEDED REPAIR.

## Other reports on N1919H (3)

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

- [Accident 20071220832199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071220832199A), Dec 20, 2007: Piper PA32R300 (N1919H), Warrens, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) VMC into deteriorating IMC night-time conditions. Pilot had history of failed checkrides, and lack of IFR currency. Charts not in use at time of…
- [Incident 20040628020519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040628020519I), Jun 28, 2004: Piper PA32R300 (N1919H), Ephraim, WI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot indicates he forgot to extend gear. When aircraft was raised the gear was extended normally. Retraction investigation-on first test the red gear…
- [Incident 19920220007069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920220007069I), Feb 20, 1992: Piper PA32R300 (N1919H), Milwaukee, WI. Total electrical failure. Forced landing at Milwaukee. Found battery dead due to a defective voltage regulator.

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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