# Accident 20050519008949A: Piper PA32260, Detroit, MI, May 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2005, 10:03 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2381° N, 83.5303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2381&lon=-83.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3936W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3936W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050519008949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AFTER COMPLETING TESTING OF R-NAV EQUIPMENT ON RWY 23L THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND INTO THE GRASS BETWEEN 23L AND 23R JUST WEST OF TAXIWAY FOXTROT, HITTING AN AIRPORT SIGN.

## 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 CHI05CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA118), May 19, 2005: Piper PA-32-260 (N3936W), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane due to undetermined reasons. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind condition and the taxiway sign which was…

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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