# Accident 20020728038189A: Piper PA28235, Kelleys Island, OH, July 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kelleys Island, OH
- Airport: Kelleys Island Fld Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6028° N, 82.6844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6028&lon=-82.6844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15442, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15442) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020728038189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:30 HOURS LOCAL. A PIPER (N15442) MODEL PA-28-235 PILOTED BY A MR. PAUL D. HILLER WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT KELLEYS ISLAND AIRPORT (89D) RUNWAY 9. UPON ATTEMPTED LANDING HE ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SINK AT A HIGH RATE. HE ADDED POWER THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR (LEFT MAIN) STRUCK A OBSTACLE (ROCK) AND SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. AMONG OUR FINDINGS WERE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF. THE LEFT WING HAD SPAR DAMAGE, THE LEFT WING HAS A HOLE PUNCHED THROUGH ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER MINOR DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 NYC02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA151), Jul 28, 2002: Piper PA-28-235 (N15442), Kelleys Island, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point. A factor was the downdraft.

## Other reports on N15442 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801006057469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006057469A), Oct 6, 1980: Piper PA28235 (N15442), Blackfoot, ID, Substantial damage. Struck wires on low flight over farm, impact bent nose wheel. Stayed airborne, additional damage landing at arpt

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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