# Accident 20020707014269A: Piper PA34200T, Lowell, MI, July 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2002, 13:45 local time
- Place: Lowell, MI
- Airport: Lowell City Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9539° N, 85.3439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9539&lon=-85.3439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52WP) (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 CHI02CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707014269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE LANDING FLARE ON THE 2394' RUNWAY THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS LANDING WITH A TAIL WIND. ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF OF THE PREPARED SURFACE (ON THE GRASS) AND USED MAXIMUM BRAKING. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT THE DEPARTURE END. THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OLEO STRUT WAS BENT.

## 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 CHI02CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA184), Jul 7, 2002: Piper PA-34 (N52WP), Lowell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The probable cause of this accident was a failure to properly compensate for the current wind conditions. Excessive use of brakes was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N52WP (1)

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

- [Incident 20000602027839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000602027839I), Jun 2, 2000: Piper PA34200T (N52WP), Badger, SD, Minor damage. (-23)While conducting a normal landing the nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. The aircraft skidded to a stop remaining on the runway. As a result 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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