# Accident 20011017033019A: Piper PA34200T, Ann Arbor, MI, October 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2001, 13:50 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2198° N, 83.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2198&lon=-83.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29461-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011017033019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING RWY 24, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 1000' FROM THE APPROACH END IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND WENT OVER A 1-2 FOOT DROPOFF. IT MOMENTARILY BECAME AIRBORNE AND CAME DOWN SHEARING OFF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, DAMAGING THE LEFT FLAP, WRINKLED THE LEFT WING ROOT AREA, LEFT ENGINE TURTLEBACK, LOWER SKIN LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS AND POPPED A MINIMUM OF 5 RIVETS ON LEFT UPPER SKIN TO SPAR ATTACHMENT. IT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1900' FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 24 AND 200' SOUTH OF RWY 24.

## 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 CHI02LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA011), Oct 17, 2001: Piper PA-34-200T (N29461), Ann Arbor, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors were the gusty crosswind and the terrain drop-off.

## Other reports on N29461 (3)

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

- [Incident 19921007047969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921007047969I), Oct 7, 1992: Piper PA34200T (N29461), San Carlos, CA. Heard noise on right side of aircraft on takeoff. Aborted. Overshot end of runway. Found keys in door lock.
- [Incident 19901004059169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901004059169I), Oct 4, 1990: Piper PA34200T (N29461), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go around made as propeller tips struck runway. Saw alternators were not on. Corrected that.
- [Accident 19850706030279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706030279A), Jul 6, 1985: Piper PA34200T (N29461), Saline Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Landed on strip because of fuel pressure fluctuation. Landed hard, main gear collapsed after hitting rocks.

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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