# Accident 20010316037979A: Piper PA28140, Port Huron, MI, March 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2001, 09:15 local time
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Airport: St Clair County International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9103° N, 82.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9103&lon=-82.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6532W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6532W-2010-03-31) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010316037979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 16, 2001, MR JON FOURNIER AND MR. ALLEN STURZA WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS DURING A FLIGHT REVIEW. ON THE 3RD LANDING THE INSTRUCTOR (MR. STURZA) REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE.  MR. FOURNIER TURNED THE AIRPLANE TOWARD THE RUNWAY AND AS HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ADDED FULL POWER AND PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN, EMPACTING THE GROUND 100 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AWOS WAS REPORTING WIND OUT OF 030 DEGREES AT 13 KTS GUSTING TO 19 KTS.

## 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 CHI01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA103), Mar 16, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N6532W), Port Huron, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaing a proper glide path during the simulated forced landing. Factors were flight instructor's inadequate supervision and the wind gusts.

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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