# Accident 20011028030629A: Piper PA28R201, Lapeer, MI, October 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2001, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0392° N, 83.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0392&lon=-83.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6899C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6899C-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028030629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS ON HARD SURFACE RUNWAY 18 WHICH WERE PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY. THEY THEN TRANSITIONED TO THE GRASS RUNWAY 27. ON APPROACH THE APPROACH BECAME LOW AND SLOW. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A WIND SHIFT, SANK AND LANDED ON THE LIP OF A SWAMPY AREA ABOUT 80 FEET OFF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRPLANE AND THE RIGHT GEAR AND WING STRUCTURE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI02LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA015), Oct 28, 2001: Piper PA-28R-201 (N6899C), Lapeer, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the touchdown aim point not attained by the pilot rated student and the remedial action not performed by the flight instructor.

## Other reports on N6899C (2)

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

- [Accident 20181027020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181027020959A), Oct 27, 2018: Piper PA-28R-201 (N6899C), Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. On October 27, 2018, at approximately 1940 MST, N6899C, a Piper PA-28R impacted the terrain 3.5 miles east of Hobbs airport (khob), Hobbs, new Mexico. The…
- [Incident 19821002064039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002064039I), Oct 2, 1982: Piper PA28R201 (N6899C), Beckley, WV. Pilot had complete electrical failure. Found starter solenoid relay, p/n 99130-02,still engaged. Replaced the relay

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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